It's only been in the past two generations that we truly understood the impact our civilization has had on the natural world.… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
Whereas modern cynicism brought despair about the ability of the human species to realize laudable ideals, postmodern cynicism doesn't — not because… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
It occurred to me, in 1837, that something might perhaps be made of this question (the origin of the species) by patiently… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male. A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
...chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are thinking, self-aware beings, capable of planning ahead, who form lasting social bonds with others and have… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
The widespread abuse of prisoners is a virtually foolproof indication that politicians are trying to impose a system--whether political, religious or economic--that… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the general infelicity of life, he feels his… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
These studies resulted eventually in a complete sequence analysis of the complex from several species, and in the atomic resolution structure of… — John E. Walker Copy Share Image
In a purely technical sense, each species of higher organism-beetle, moss, and so forth, is richer in information than a Caravaggio painting,… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Suppose we were to teach creationism. What would be the content of the teaching? Merely that a creator formed the universe and… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation to survive is owed not just to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are one hundred and ninety-three living species of monkeys and apes. One hundred and ninety-two of them are covered with hair.… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
The thing that distinguishes social systems from physical or even biological systems is their incomparable (and embarrassing) richness in special cases. Generalizations… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
The parallel circumstances and kindred images to which we readily conform our minds are, above all other writings, to be found in… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Human existence may be simpler than we thought. There is no predestination, no unfathomed mystery of life. Demons and gods do not… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
[I] educate people to be kinder to each other, and to other life-forms. There has been racism, sexism and now there is… — Alicia Silverstone Copy Share Image
We know the product is going to stink. We know that because we live in the world, and we know that everything… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
We wonder why we have got the Freemen or the militants. We wonder why we have got unrest in this country. It… — Don Young Copy Share Image
Soon after a disaster passes, we tend to turn our eyes away and focus our resources on the day-to-day, rather than on… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
I have had close relationships with three species of wild pigs, each a chance encounter on a different continent, and all continue… — Lyall Watson Copy Share Image
Primitives of our own species, even today are historically shallow in their knowledge of the past. Only the poet who writes speaks… — Loren Eiseley Copy Share Image
ONE THING I AM NEVER GOING TO DO WHEN I GROW UP Is fall in love, drop out of college, learn to… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
In the index to the six hundred odd pages of Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History, abridged version, the names of Copernicus,… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
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