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> [I believe that we are a story-driven species and that we understand how things are put together, in the context of narrative.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-druyan/i-believe-that-we-are-a-story-driven-species-and-that-we-understand/)

[Ann Druyan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-druyan/)

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> [The more you know about a species, the more you understand about how better to help protect them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-clark/the-more-you-know-about-a-species-the-more-you-understand-about-how/)

[Alan Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-clark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/320/alan-clark-42239_about_the-more-you-know-about-a-species-the-mo_1063582.jpg)

> [The costs of an ignorance of science are nor just practical ones like misbegotten policies, forgone cures, and a unilateral disarmament in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pinker/the-costs-of-an-ignorance-of-science-are-nor-just-practical-ones-like/)

[Steven Pinker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pinker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/steven-pinker-526_achievement_the-costs-of-an-ignorance-of-science-are_1531416.jpg)

> [We cannot learn freedom and responsibility within the confines of our own species. We cannot understand life and death and what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/we-cannot-learn-freedom-and-responsibility-within-the-confines-of-our/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/stephanie-mills-11126_block_we-cannot-learn-freedom-and-responsibili_2554613.jpg)

> [We humans are naturally a difficult species to understand. We aren't simplistic in any way, shape or form. That is why are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaiah-harden-me/we-humans-are-naturally-a-difficult-species-to-understand-we-aren-t/)

[Isaiah Harden (Me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaiah-harden-me/)

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