Drouin Genealogical Institute Quotes & Sayings

Some people say ... that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior. We're not very good at it though, are we? — Jane Goodall

Every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character. — Oscar Wilde

On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven a perfect round. — Robert Browning

Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil. — Eleanor Roosevelt

The more consciously and freely we choose an evil, the more responsible we are for it and the more guilty we are of it; this is why spiritual sins like pride are greater in guilt than carnal sins. — Peter Kreeft

[Write to your congressional representative against the health care reform proposal or] we will awake to find that we have socialism. — Ronald Reagan

If the lifestyle choices outlined in this book were uniformly adopted, the savings in suffering and health care costs would be tremendous. — Tim Loy

Information wants to be useful. — Larry Wall

When a man's girlfriend's parents ask him what it is that he does for a living: they're not really concerned about him; they're concerned about their daughter's tummy. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

You cannot kill a breeze, a wind, a fragrance; you cannot kill a dream or an ambition. — Michel Onfray

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim. — George Santayana

But it turns out that dopamine is a chemical on double duty in the brain. Along with its role in motor commands, it also serves as the main messenger in the reward systems, guiding a person toward food, drink, mates, and all things useful for survival. Because of its role in the reward system, imbalances in dopamine can trigger gambling, overeating, and drug addiction - behaviors that result from a reward system gone awry. — David Eagleman