Primo Levi on dna
Primo Levi89 quotes“But they do not battle: they are bound together by a strong alliance, by the common faith “in the validity of Maxwell’s or Boltzmann’s equations,” and by the common acceptance of Darwinism and the molecular structure of DNA.”
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We collected in a group in front of their door, and we experienced within ourselves a grief that was new for us, the ancient grief of the people that has no land, the grief without hope of the exodus which is renewed in every century.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi We are slaves, deprived of every right, exposed to every insult, condemned to certain death, but we still possess one power, and we must defend it with all our strength for it is the last – the power to refuse our consent.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi The principle of order in me, around me, and in the world… I would watch the buds swell in spring, the mica glint in the granite, my own hands, and I would say to myself: “I will understand this, too, I will understand everything.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi To destroy a man is difficult, almost as difficult as to create one: it has not been easy, nor quick, but you Germans have succeeded. Here we are, docile under your gaze; from our side you have nothing more to fear; no acts of violence, no words of defiance, not even a look of judgment.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi We are those who, through prevarication, skill or luck, never touched bottom. Those who have, and who have seen the face of the Gorgon, did not return, or returned wordless.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi Imagine now a man who is deprived of everyone he loves, and at the same time of his house, his habits, his clothes, in short, of everything he possesses: he will be a hollow man, reduced to suffering and needs, forgetful of dignity and restraint, for he who loses all often loses himself.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi What a very few are acquiring in knowledge of the physical world will perhaps cause this period not to be judged as a pure return of barbarism.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi I have many times been praised for my lack of animosity towards the Germans. It’s not a philosophical virtue. It’s a habit of having my second reactions before the first.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi Today I think that if for no other reason than that an Auschwitz existed, no one in our age should speak of Providence.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi Did chemistry theorems exist? No: therefore you had to go further, not be satisfied with the quia, go back to the origins, to mathematics and physics.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi Monsters exist, but they are too few in numbers to be truly dangerous.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi There is Auschwitz, and so there cannot be God.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi He could hardly read or write but his heart spoke the language of the good
Primo LeviPrimo Levi The obstacles preventing the realization of both these extreme states are of the same nature: they derive from our human condition which is opposed to everything infinite.
Primo LeviPrimo Levi It is this refrain that we hear repeated by everyone: you are not at home, this is not a sanatorium, the only exit is by way of the Chimney. (What did it mean? Soon we were all to learn what it meant.)
Primo LeviPrimo Levi Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of a primary need.
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Barbara WardBarbara Ward Human beings are pattern-seeking animals. It’s part of our DNA. That’s why conspiracy theories and gods are so popular: we always look for the wider, bigger explanations for things.
Adrian McKintyAdrian McKinty You had to look at it as sales, as costumer service. Costumer’s alwasy right, you know? Service with a smile. Those type of things so it’s just kinda in me. In my DNA.
AB SoulAB Soul You can keep ‘consumer’ DNA at the center of your product. That will always mean that adoption is easier.
Aaron LevieAaron Levie I can feel you in every part of my body. I do not know how you do it, that you still linger deep inside of my veins bones DNA without even being beside me. But you do and I love that.
Daniela SenickDaniela Senick If you ever feel alone, remember your parents. They are like your personal humans because you share DNA. Despite your good & bad relationship, you were born from them. They belong to you & you belong to them.
Emily BockEmily Bock DNA have something to do with your hair not your nationality but guess what you can always maintain your hair.
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