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Eckhart Tolle Spiritual Teacher, Author
Evolution

"Your true evolution is not what you do out there. That's secondary. Your true evolution is to do with the arising of awareness in you as you go about your life."

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Simone Weil Philosopher, Activist
Evolution

"The whole evolution of present-day society tends to develop the various forms of bureaucratic oppression and to give them a sort of autonomy in regard to capitalism as such."

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Daniel Kahneman Psychologist, Nobel Laureate
Evolution

"You can always find an evolutionary quotation for anything. But the question is whether it's functional, which is not the same as being evolutionary."

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Virchand Gandhi Social Reformer
Evolution

"The universe is not for man alone, but is a theater of evolution for all living beings. Live and let live is its guiding principle. 'Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah' - Non-injury is the highest religion."

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George Orwell Writer, Journalist
Evolution

"The whole question of evolution seems less momentous than it did, because, unlike the Victorians, we do not feel that to be descended from animals is degrading to human dignity."

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