Isolation is a blind alley....Nothing on the planet grows except by convergence. — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Splitting and gradual divergence of genera is exemplified very well and in a large variety of organisms. — George Gaylord Simpson
Diversity is the magic. It is the first manifestation, the first beginning of the differentiation of a thing and of simple identity. The greater the diversity, the greater the perfection. — Thomas Berry
Difference is the beginning of synergy. — Stephen Covey
Uniformity is not nature's way; diversity is nature's way. — Vandana Shiva
A narrow vision is divisive, a broad vision expansive. But a divine vision is all-inclusive. — Tejomayananda
At turning points, future stops being like the past, large amounts of money — Howard Marks
Short Divergence Quotes
Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them. — Veronica Roth
I'm not Dauntless - I'm Divergent. I am whatever I choose to be. — Veronica Roth
Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture. — Ibrahim Babangida
Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now. — Veronica Roth
The profound divergences of opinion on war and peace had been shown to know no sex. — Sylvia Pankhurst
I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different. — Veronica Roth
Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up — Veronica Roth
I only came for Cake" -Tobias Eaton, Divergent — Veronica Roth
Who cares about pretty? I'm going for noticeable. — Veronica Roth
There is an inevitable divergence between the world as it is and the world as men perceive it. — J. William Fulbright
Divergence Image Quotes
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Divergent Series Quotes
The divergent series are the invention of the devil, and it is a shame to base on them any demonstration whatsoever. By using them, one may draw any conclusion he pleases and that is why these series have produced so many fallacies and so many paradoxes. — Niels Henrik Abel
We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another. — Veronica Roth
I feel like someone breathed new air into my lungs. I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless. I am Divergent. — Veronica Roth
People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them. — Veronica Roth
Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it. — Veronica Roth
Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames. — Veronica Roth
Sometimes I just... want to see it again. Want to see you awake. — Veronica Roth
Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up. I've seen it. It's fascinating." He releases me but doesn't pull away, his hand grazing my jaw, my neck. "Sometimes I just...want to see it again. Want to see you awake. — Veronica Roth
Trust me when I tell you, Eaton boy, that resisting is worth doing. — Veronica Roth
Today you will choose your factions. Until this point you have followed your parents’ paths, your parents’ rules. Today you will find your own path, make your own rules. — Veronica Roth
Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. — Robert Frost
Our recent divergence from a small population explains another important fact, one that every human ought to know: we are a genetically homogenous species. — Daniel Lieberman
Procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas, to think in nonlinear ways, to make unexpected leaps. — Adam Grant
It reminds me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free. — Veronica Roth
In the beginning God said, the four-dimensional divergence of an antisymmetric, second rank tensor equals zero, and there was light, and it was good. And on the seventh day he rested. — Michio Kaku
Iraq... has also had contacts with al-Qaida. Their ties may be limited by divergent ideologies, but the two sides' mutual antipathy toward the United States and the Saudi royal family suggests that tactical cooperation between them is possible. — George Tenet
If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if you behave properly wit those holding divergent views from you or who criticize you, then you deserve to be credited with having an excellent character. (p. 99) — Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth. — Robert Frost
I was forced to stretch my thinking, to realize that sincere and honest people could believe in very divergent religious doctrines. — Carl Rogers
The laws of Congress and the laws of physics have grown increasingly divergent, and the laws of physics are not likely to yield. — Bill McKibben
The idea of polytheism is grounded in the view that reality (divine or otherwise) is multiple and diverse... Polytheism has allowed a multitude of distinct groups to exist more or less in harmony, despite great divergence in beliefs and practices. — Margot Adler
As corporations gain in autonomous institutional power and be-come more detached from people and place, the human interest and the corporate interest increasingly diverge. It is almost as though we were being invaded by alien beings intent on colonizing our planet, reducing us to serfs, and then excluding as many of us as possible. — David Korten
Defy the crowd. The crowd isn’t always wise. It can also lead you down a path of silliness, sub-optimal choices, and downright destruction. Enchantment is as necessary for people to diverge from a crowd as it is to get people to join one. — Guy Kawasaki
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FRIKKIN' SHOW. I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damn. — Joss Whedon
Donald Trump doesn't have significant tells when he's lying because truth and lies to him are kind of homogenized. He's such a pro at it that you don't see a lot of divergence in his body language when he's lying or telling the truth. It's just constant bulls**t. He's probably a very good bluffer. — Daniel Negreanu
In investment management today, everybody wants not only to win, but to have a yearly outcome path that never diverges very much from a standard path except on the upside. Well, that is a very artificial, crazy construct. That's the equivalent in investment management to the custom of binding the feet of Chinese women — Charlie Munger
The lower interest rates fueled housing and consumption booms in countries such as Spain and Ireland. At the same time, Germany, struggling with the burdens of reunification, tightened its belt and became more competitive. All this led to a wide divergence in economic performance. Europe became divided into creditor and debtor countries. — George Soros
To ensure attaining an objective, one should have alternate objectives. An attack that converges on one point should threaten, and be able to diverge against another. Only by this flexibility of aim can strategy be attuned to the uncertainty of war. — B. H. Liddell Hart
But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else. — Veronica Roth
Every time I criticize what I consider to be excesses or faults in the news business, I am accused of repression; and the leaders of the various media professional groups wave the First Amendment as they denounce me. That happens to be my amendment too. It guarantees my free speech as much as it does their freedom of the press. — Spiro T. Agnew
There is too large a divergence at the moment in the interests and values of the world's most powerful states. — Ian Bremmer
There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists. — George Soros
'Divergent' was my utopian world. I mean, that wasn't the plan. I never even set out to write dystopian fiction, that's just what I had when I was finished. At the beginning, I was just writing about a place I found interesting and a character with a compelling story, and as I began to build the world, I realized that it was my utopia. — Veronica Roth
In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to a fork and diverge. We are drawn to each other because of our similarities, but it is our differences we must learn to respect. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage - in controlling something, period. — Veronica Roth
This fundamental subject of Natural Selection will be treated at some length in the fourth chapter; and we shall then see how Natural Selection almost inevitably causes much Extinction of the less improved forms of life and induces what I have called Divergence of Character. — Charles Darwin
How do we give credible hope to the billion poorest people in the world? It requires compassion to get ourselves started, and enlightened self-interest to get serious... If economic divergence continues, combined with global integration, it will build a nightmare for our children. — Paul Collier
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