Well, biology today as I see it has an amiable look - quite different from the 19th-century view that the whole arrangement… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
And yet, strange to say, now that this truth is recognized by most cultivated people — now that the beneficent working of… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
Loyalty cannot be too liberally insisted upon. Altruism in nature remains an exception. It poses a puzzle, being in prima facie conflict… — Peter Birks Copy Share Image
“It is meant to be survival of the fittest, not survival of the most floral.” — Stephen Herfst Copy Share Image
“The founders wanted generally accepted religious values to be taught in our schools without favoring any particular denomination, but they never intended… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“Never allow your mind to wander untamed like a wild animal that exists on the basis of survival of the fittest. Tame… — Stephen Richards Copy Share Image
When most of us hear the phrase, 'survival of the fittest,' we assume it originated with Charles Darwin. It did not. The… — Joel A. Barker Copy Share Image
He who puts a product upon the market as it demands, controls that market, regardless of color. It is simply a survival… — George Washington Carver Copy Share Image
Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest - then we… — Lily Tomlin Copy Share Image
It is, then, the strife of all honorable men and women of the twentieth century to see that in the future competition… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
“I was part of your train but my railroad car was disconnected and switched at the track, and now my friends and… — Ann Lloyd Copy Share Image
“Let no one ever intimidate you, you are standing on no one's ground. But again, some have claimed the earth as their… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
We believe in encouraging the talented, but we believe that while survival of the fittest may be a good working description of… — Mario Cuomo Copy Share Image
There's a misconception that survival of the fittest means survival of the most aggressive. The adjective 'Darwinian' used to refer to ruthless… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
This is survival of the fittest This is do or die This is the winner takes it all So take it all — Eminem Copy Share Image
I never said a word against eminent men of science. What I complain of is a vague popular philosophy which supposes itself… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
While the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it insures the… — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
“They used to teach us that evolution of intelligent beings wasn't possible," she said. "Societies protect their weaker members. Civilizations tend to… — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
Carnegie believed in the survival of the fittest. He believed in Social Darwinism. He believed that you had to give an opportunity… — David Nasaw Copy Share Image
In these strenuous times, we are likely to become morbid and look constantly on the dark side of life, and spend entirely… — George Washington Carver Copy Share Image
If evolution was worth its salt, by now it should've evolved something better than survival of the fittest. I think a better… — Jane Wagner Copy Share Image
The law is the survival of the fittest.... The law is not the survival of the 'better' or the 'stronger,' if we… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
“I don’t understand. Who enforces the law?” “The citizens. My people believe that if you can’t defend yourself and those who fall… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Everyone just considers regulatory reform in terms of market fundamentalism, competition and survival of the fittest. That's the problem with our past… — Fumio Kishida Copy Share Image
“That's the problem with survival of the fittest ... the corpse at your fett. That little inconvenience.” — Wally Lamb Copy Share Image