Arthur Koestler
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The Ghost in the Machine
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The drive for self-preservation is the most powerful force in human behavior.
The mind is a vast and intricate machine that controls our every action.
To understand ourselves, we must understand our history.
The greatest problem of our time is the search for meaning.
Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
The human brain is the most complex structure in the universe.
Man is a creature of habit, and in this respect, he is a prisoner of his own making.
Human beings are not rational creatures; they are rationalizing creatures.
The more we know, the more we realize how little we understand.
Our minds are not separate from the world; they are part of it.