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The story of Noah, like other stories in the first 11 chapters of Genesis, are archetypal. Noah's story tells us that human beings have an inherent tendency towards violence both towards their fellow human beings and towards the creation itself. The story tells us that this violence grieves God.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Archetypal Beings Both Chapters Creation Fellow First Genesis God Grieves Human Human Beings Inherent Itself Like Noah Other Stories Story Tells Tendency Towards Us Violence

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The earliest stories in Genesis were not written to tell primeval history. They were written to tell readers about themselves and about God.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: About Earliest Genesis God History Readers Stories Tell Themselves Were Written

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While I began writing 'Rules of Civility' in 2006, the genesis of the book dates back to the early 1990s, when I happened upon a copy of 'Many Are Called,' the collection of portraits that Walker Evans took on the New York City subways in the late 1930s with a hidden camera.

~Amor Towles

Topics: Back Began Book Camera City Civility Collection Copy Dates Early Early 1990S Genesis Happened Hidden Late Many New New York New York City Portraits Rules Took Walker While Writing York 1990S 1930S

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The prominence given to our nation as a rainbow country has its genesis and credence in our 'Calaloo culture' of which our East Indian brothers and sisters have played a principal part.

~Anthony Carmona

Topics: Brothers Brothers And Sisters Country Culture East Genesis Given Indian Nation Our Part Played Principal Rainbow Sisters Which

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The things that converge in the writing of a play come from a complex of motives, a genesis shrouded in a certain kind of mystery.

~Athol Fugard

Topics: Certain Come Complex Genesis Kind Motives Mystery Play Things Writing

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The genesis of the Thinking Talent app came from wanting to create a way to scale self-discovery with a framework that we, personally, inside of the company, have used really successfully.

~Caroline Ghosn

Topics: App Came Company Create Framework Genesis Inside Personally Really Scale Self-Discovery Successfully Talent Thinking Used Wanting Way

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I grew up with video games. My generation kind of grew up with the Nintendo and the Sega Genesis. Then, I had a Dreamcast and, finally, the PlayStation. So yeah, I've always been a big gamer.

~Cc Sabathia

Topics: Always Been Big Finally Gamer Games Generation Genesis Grew Had Kind My Generation Nintendo Playstation Then Up Video Video Games Yeah

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Then I found books that were written much later, as late as 15 years ago. It was very superficial material, but enough to tell me that the genesis of this story was worth exploring.

~Charles Guggenheim

Topics: Books Enough Exploring Found Genesis Late Later Material Me Much Story Superficial Tell Then Very Were Worth Written Years Years Ago

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Being at the genesis of the creative process is definitely something I want to keep doing. It's just such a great buzz.

~Chris O'Dowd

Topics: Being Buzz Creative Creative Process Definitely Doing Genesis Great Just Keep Process Something Want

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I believe that the writers of Genesis had detected the inherent selfishness in human nature that I propose is in our genes, and invented the myth of original sin to account for it. It's an image. I am not acting as an exegete - I don't interpret scripture.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Account Acting Am Believe Genes Genesis Had Human Human Nature Image Inherent Interpret Invented Myth Nature Original Original Sin Our Propose Scripture Selfishness Sin Writers I Am I Believe I Believe That

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