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Evolution Quotes by George Gaylord Simpson
- Man has risen, not fallen. He can choose to develop his capacities as the highest animal and to try to rise still farther, or he…
- The meaning that we are seeking in evolution is its meaning to us, to man. The ethics of evolution must be human ethics. It is…
- If a sect does officially insist that its structure of belief demands that evolution be false, then no compromise is possible. An honest and competent…
- It remains true, as every paleontologist knows, that most new species, genera, and families, and that nearly all categories above the level of families, appear…
- It is inherent in any definition of science that statements that cannot be checked by observation are not really saying anything or at least they…
- The fact -- not theory -- that evolution has occurred and the Darwinian theory as to how it occurred have become so confused in popular…
- Darwin recognized the fact that paleontology then seemed to provide evidence against rather for evolution in general or the gradual origin of taxonomic categories in…
More Evolution Quotes
- Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
- As far as I'm concerned, if there is a supreme being then He chose organic evolution as a way of bringing into… — David Attenborough
- Apart from anything else, I am designed by evolution, like we all are: if we see a little thing like that, big… — David Attenborough
- Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish. — Marcus Aurelius
- There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that the Nigerian… — Ibrahim Babangida
- Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the… — Edward Bach
- God's first creature, which was light. — Francis Bacon
- Evolution isn't true, because if we evolved from monkeys, how can they still be here? — Stephen Baldwin
- The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin. — Henry Adams
- In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution. — Bela Bartok
- If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? — Milton Berle
- Matter is, in its constituent elements, the same as spirit; existence is one, however manifold in its phenomena; life is one, however… — Annie Besant