Evolved Quotes

442 quotes by 370 authors

The 'polymath' had already died out by the close of the eighteenth century, and in the following century intensive education replaced extensive, so that by… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
It infuriated him to think that there were still people in the state who believed in a loving and merciful God. There are mystics who… — Graham Greene
..Such practices and beliefs, which interfere with happiness, are neither inevitable nor necessary; they evolved by chance, as a result of random responses to accidental… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Those who feel guilty contemplating "betraying" the tradition they love by acknowledging their disapproval of elements within it should reflect on the fact that the… — Daniel Dennett
Why would an all-powerful creator decide to plant his carefully crafted species on islands and continents in exactly the appropriate pattern to suggest, irresistibly, that… — Richard Dawkins
So what if man's body evolved from the monkeys? Whether he came from monkeys or fish is unimportant. The important idea is that when the… — Garth Stein
In recent years my understanding of God had evolved into increasingly remote abstractions. I'd come to think of God in terms like Divine Reality, the… — Sue Monk Kidd
The Declaration of Independence dogmatically bases all rights on the fact that God created all men equal; and it is right; for if they were… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Men are not nearly as evolved as women are, nor as intelligent, evidently — Sarah MacLean
I believe that all novels, ... deal with character, and that it is to express character â€“ not to preach doctrines, sing songs, or celebrate… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Don't assume the world evolved in the order in which you discovered it. — Raymond E. Feist
The rider evolved to serve to the elephant. — Jonathan Haidt
Let us remember that animals are not mere resources for human consumption. They are splendid beings in their own right, who have evolved alongside us… — Marc Bekoff
Hunting and fishing involve killing animals with devices (such as guns) for which the animals have not evolved natural defenses. No animal on earth has… — Marc Bekoff
Humanity is part of nature, a species that evolved among other species. The more closely we identify ourselves with the rest of life, the more… — E. O. Wilson
What is the worst is a fashion designer who talks all the time of his or her creativity, what they are, how they evolved. Just… — Karl Lagerfeld
I take leave to contradict those who say that salvation is an evolution! All that ever can be evolved out of the sinful heart of… — Charles Spurgeon
Spiritually evolved people, by virtue of their discipline, mastery and love, are people of extraordinary competence, and in their competence they are called on to… — M. Scott Peck
Humanity is a biological species, living in a biological environment, because like all species, we are exquisitely adapted in everything: from our behavior, to our… — E. O. Wilson
After a geological epoch passed in which single-celled organisms evolved into talk show hosts, Mr. Coffee was still holding out on me. — Darynda Jones

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