Donald Johanson Quotes

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• I think that many of my ideas are correct, but I'll bet you, before my death other discoveries will be made that will prompt me… Alter
• Most Achievers I Know Are People Who Have Made A Strong And Deep Dedication to Pursuing A Particular Goal. That Dedication Took A Tremendous Amount… Achievement
• And what I wanted to do was, I wanted to explore problems and areas where we didn't have answers. In fact, where we didn't even… Answers
• As an undergraduate, I had an opportunity to go on a number of archeological digs. So I had experience excavating, digging up remains of ancient… Ancient
• My real father died when I was two years old, so I never knew him. He was a barber in Chicago. Barber
• Scientists are very afraid of being proven wrong. Afraid
• Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you're going to be a success, whether you're in sports, in business or, as in my… All
• In our case, finding a Lucy is unique. No one will ever find another Lucy. You can't order one from a biological supply house. It's… Another Lucy
• But what really excited me was the idea that humans had a tremendous pre-history that went back millions of years. I wanted to go to… Africa
• Lucy brought with her an image of our human ancestors that you don't get when you find a jaw or an arm bone or a… Ancestor
• Normally, we are happy to find a fragment of jaw, a few isolated teeth, a bit of an arm, a bit of a skull. But… Arm
• One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it. Commitment
• When the first fossils began to be found in eastern Africa, in the late 1950s, I thought, what a wonderful marriage this was, biology and… Academic
• There have been some friendships lost over this. That's the most difficult for me. I find it very uncomfortable to know that I was at… Been
• Evolution explains our biological evolution, but human beings are very unique creatures. As the Dobzhansky said, all animals are unique; humans are the uniquest. And… All
• We are placed in the genus of Homo, which is Latin for man - Homo sapiens: supposedly wise men. I sometimes think - wonder -… Genus
• The right question to ask from a Darwinian prospective is what was it about bipedalism that was so advantageous? Why did it lead to a… Adaptation
• All mammals undergo a certain degree of diversification. Darwin knew that. When he drew a family tree, it had many branches on it. All
• I was being groomed as an undergraduate to specialize in Midwestern prehistory, but going back to my teenage days, my interest has always been in… Africa
• One has to take initiative in life to achieve what he or she wants. Achieve

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