“It is the destiny of things real to destroy those that are artifice.” — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Copy Share Image
I dreamed of becoming a scientist, in general, and a paleontologist, in particular, ever since the Tyrannosaurus skeleton awed and scared me. — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
One of my kids keeps on saying that he wants to be a paleontologist, but first he wants to make a time… — James Callis Copy Share Image
I want to be a paleontologist, whether it's amateur or professional. And I want to be a humanitarian. — Myles Garrett Copy Share Image
Of course, as a kid, I had no idea what was practical: I wanted to be a paleontologist, then an astronaut. — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I thought I was going to be a paleontologist because I loved dinosaurs. I loved monster movies… — Dee Bradley Baker Copy Share Image
Every paleontologist knows that most new species, genera, and families, and that nearly all categories above the level of family appear in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And it has been the paleontologist- my own breed-who have been most responsible for letting ideas dominate reality: ...We paleontologist have said… — Niles Eldredge Copy Share Image
In a manner which matches the fortuity, if not the consequence, of Archimedes' bath and Newton's apple, the [3.6 million year old]… — John Reader Copy Share Image
It remains true, as every paleontologist knows, that most new species, genera, and families, and that nearly all categories above the level… — George Gaylord Simpson Copy Share Image
My kids and I sometimes will just sit in my office and talk about what the world was like 68 million years… — Phil Mickelson Copy Share Image
It was unthinkable not long ago that a biologist or paleontologist would be at the same conference as an astrophysicist. Now we… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Given the fact of evolution, one would expect the fossils to document a gradual steady change from ancestral forms to the descendants.… — Ernst Mayr Copy Share Image
I view the major features of my own odyssey as a set of mostly fortunate contingencies. I was not destined by inherited… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
One of the things that I first remember wanting to be was a 'geolisty' - that was the best I could say… — Craig Mello Copy Share Image
I didn't know how this would play out when I was a kid. I knew I wanted to play ball, be a… — Myles Garrett Copy Share Image
“I nurtured my dinomania with documentaries, delighted in the dino-themed B movies I brought home from the video store, and tore up… — Brian Switek Copy Share Image
“I have blogged previously about the dangerous and deadly effects of science denialism, from the innocent babies unnecessarily exposed to deadly diseases… — Donald R. Prothero Copy Share Image
I was very fortunate, during my early years as a paleontologist, in that my field crews and I made some remarkable discoveries… — Jack Horner Copy Share Image
![“And it has been the paleontologist- my own breed-who have been most responsible for letting ideas dominate reality: ...We paleontologist have said that the history of life supports that interpretation [gradual adaptive change], all the while knowing that it does not.” quote by Niles Eldredge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/01e/niles-eldredge-44808_adaptive_and-it-has-been-the-paleontologist-my-ow_1588685.jpg)
![“In a manner which matches the fortuity, if not the consequence, of Archimedes' bath and Newton's apple, the [3.6 million year old] fossil footprints were eventually noticed one evening in September 1976 by the paleontologist Andrew Hill, who fell while avoiding a ball of elephant dung hurled at…” quote by John Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8f1/john-reader-69848_andrew_in-a-manner-which-matches-the-fortuity-i_2220459.jpg)
