Evolution Quotes

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The story of evolution unfolds with increasing levels of abstraction. — Ray Kurzweil
Each of these [bacterial] species are masterpieces of evolution. Each has persisted for thousands to millions of years. Each is exquisitely adapted to the environment… — E. O. Wilson
I have been interested in phenomena involving complexity, diversity and evolution since I was a young boy. — Murray Gell-Mann
Every native species, however humble in appearance...has its place in the nation's heritage. It is a masterpiece of evolution, an ancient, multifaceted entity that shares… — E. O. Wilson
The green prehuman earth is the mystery we were chosen to solve, a guide to the birthplace of our spirit, but it is slipping away.… — E. O. Wilson
According to the concept of transformational evolution, first clearly articulated by Lamarck, evolution consists of the gradual transformation of organisms from one condition of existence… — Ernst Mayr
Evolution, thus, is merely contingent on certain processes articulated by Darwin: variation and selection. No longer is a fixed object transformed, as in transformational evolution,… — Ernst Mayr
Given the fact of evolution, one would expect the fossils to document a gradual steady change from ancestral forms to the descendants. But this is… — Ernst Mayr
New gene pools are generated in every generation, and evolution takes place because the successful individuals produced by these gene pools give rise to the… — Ernst Mayr
Evolution shows that in the long run, if the superior mixes with the inferior, the product is halfway between, and inferior to what you started… — George Lincoln Rockwell
Things change all the time, and theyll probably never be the same again. Its just the natural evolution of the human condition. Things change, and… — Guy Clark
Man is not going to wait passively for millions of years before evolution offers him a better brain. — Corneliu E. Giurgea
The Singularity denotes an event that will take place in the material world, the inevitable next step in the evolutionary process that started with biological… — Ray Kurzweil
Understand this if nothing else: spiritual freedom and oneness with the Tao are not randomly bestowed gifts, but the rewards of conscious self-transformation and self-evolution. — Laozi
In fighting, in evolution, in life, efficiency is the key, — Georges St-Pierre
Evolution, as a mechanism, can be and must be true. But that says nothing about the nature of its author. For those who believe in… — Francis Collins
A sci-fi yarn that ponders the meaning of time and the importance of evolution while occasionally throwing in some shootouts. — James Berardinelli
I believe in the theory of evolution, but I believe as well in the allegorical truth of creation theory. In other words, I believe that… — Christopher Langan
Biology is the science. Evolution is the concept that makes biology unique. — Jared Diamond
Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light it becomes a pile of sundry… — Theodosius Dobzhansky

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