Sheldrake Nature Quotes & Sayings

The Science Delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality in principle leaving only the details to be filled in. — Rupert Sheldrake

Most of nature is inherently chaotic. It's not rigidly determined in the old sense. It's not rigidly predictable. — Rupert Sheldrake

He was always eating things of hers. Clothing, books, family heirlooms. — Kellyn Roth

I'll take you with me. — Miyuki Miyabe

Against the new leviathan, whether in the guise of universal suffrage, democracy, or of an equally fraudulent triumphant proletariat, he (Kierkegaard) pitted the individual human soul made in the image of a God who was concerned about the fate of every living creature. In contrast with the notion of salvation through power, he held out the hope of salvation through suffering. The Cross against the ballot box or clenched fist; the solitary pilgrim against the slogan-shouting mob; the crucified Christ against the demagogue-dictators promising a kingdom of heaven on earth, whether achieved through endlessly expanding wealth and material well-being, or through the ever greater concentration of power and its ever more ruthless exercise. — Malcolm Muggeridge

The slow rejection of the foreign skin grafts fascinated me. How could the host distinguish another person's skin from his own? — Joseph Murray

The idea is that there is a kind of memory in nature. Each kind of thing has a collective memory. So, take a squirrel living in New York now. That squirrel is being influenced by all past squirrels. — Rupert Sheldrake

The cumulative nature of the evolutionary process, the fact that memory is preserved, means that life grows not just through a random proliferation of new forms, but there's a kind of cumulative quality ... — Rupert Sheldrake

The assumption that the laws of nature are eternal is a vestige of the Christian belief system that informed the early postulates of modern science in the seventeenth century. Perhaps the laws of nature have actually evolved along with nature itself, and perhaps they are still evolving. Or perhaps they are not laws at all, but more like habits. — Rupert Sheldrake

So there's a kind of resurgence of the sense of freedom and spontaneity in nature. From nature being bound into a rigid, deterministic model, freedom, spontaneity and openness are emerging once again. It's now recognized the future is open, not determined by the past. And this is true in many realms, the astronomical realm, the human realm, the meteorological realm in many ways. — Rupert Sheldrake

Physics is based on the assumption that certain fundamental features of nature are constant. — Rupert Sheldrake

Maybe you should go home and rest, Simon told Meg. Maybe he could go home with her and they could cuddle for a while or play a game. Or she could watch a movie with him and pet him. — Anne Bishop

Autism currently affects one in 88 children in the U.S., and its prevalence continues to rise. That's why it's important to help organizations like Autism Speaks raise awareness and funds to support families and individuals impacted by it. — Adrienne Bailon

The universe is not in a steady state; there's an ongoing creative principle in nature, which is driving things onwards. — Rupert Sheldrake

I see neither bravery nor sacrifice in destroying life or property, for offense or defense. — Mahatma Gandhi

We must become holy not because we want to feel holy, but because Christ must be able to live His life fully in us. — Mother Teresa

There's no longevity in me telling old stories on the radio. — Danny Bonaduce

The thing about a spotlight is that you have to step into it. You have to get onto that stage. — David Levithan

The thing that I love is human behavior - why people do what they do, who they are, and the choices that they make - and that has to always be plot driven. — Richard LaGravenese

He walked away through the crowd before i could decide if i'd been insulted or not. Just as well. For the life of me, i couldn't think of a good comeback line. — Laurell K. Hamilton

I think that the 'laws of nature' are also prone to evolve; I think they are more like habits than laws. — Rupert Sheldrake

I've pretty much decided you're a CIA agent. — Anna Durand

He was addicted to me
and now he has gone cold turkey.
He used to send me fifty texts a day.
And now he is ignoring me.
It's like I was once his Barack Obama.
And now I am John McCain,
conceding defeat like a sad-face sock puppet, knowing I have sold the best of myself.
He, my electorate,
not only does not want me,
he actively feels pity. — Emma Forrest