"Life is an error-making and an error-correctin g process, and nature in marking man’s papers will grade him for wisdom as measured both by survival and by the quality of life of those who survive."
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"The worst tragedy that could have befallen me was my success. I knew right away that I was through – cast out."
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"As a child I was not interested in science. I was merely interested in things human, the human side of nature, if you like, and I continue to be interested in that. That’s what motivates me."
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"I’m saying that we should trust our intuition. I believe that the principles of universal evolution are revealed to us through intuition. And I think that if we combine our intuition and our reason, we can respond in an evolutionary sound way to our problems."
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"Wisdom: It’s something that you know when you see it. You can recognize it, you can experience it. I have defined wisdom as the capacity to make judgments that when looked back upon will seem to have been wise."
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"My job is to help people see what I see. If it’s of value, fine. And, if it’s not of value, then at least I’ve done what I can do."
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"I couldn’t possibly have become a member of this Institute, you know, if I hadn’t organized it myself."
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"My life is pretty well at peace, and the profession is more of an avocation. It’s a calling, if you like, rather than a job. I do what I feel impelled to do, as an artist would."
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"The most important question we must ask ourselves is, ‘Are we being good ancestors?’"
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"I have the impression that the new generation of young people, are coming up on the scene with a sense “ancestorhood”, and with more wisdom than was evident before."