Human Evolution Quotes

38 quotes by 35 authors

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… — George Gaylord Simpson
'Neotenty' is 'remaining young,' and it may be ironic that it is so little known, because human evolution has been dominated by it. — Tom Robbins
Psychedelics are probably responsible for every aspect of human evolution apart from the decline in bodyhair. — Terence McKenna
Recent discoveries about apes suggest, however, that a gorilla or common chimp stands at least as good a chance being murdered as the average human. — Jared Diamond
The misery we inflict on sentient beings slackens our human evolution. — Annie Besant
Perhaps generations of students of human evolution, including myself, have been flailing about in the dark; that our data base is too sparse, too slippery,… — David Pilbeam
Its [the anthropological method] power to make us understand the roots from which our civilization has sprung, that it impresses us with the relative value… — Franz Boas
The next step in human evolution is to transcend thought. This is now our urgent task. It doesn't mean not to think anymore, but simply… — Eckhart Tolle
I sometimes try to imagine what would have happened if weâ€™d known the bonobo first and the chimpanzee only laterâ€”or not at all. The discussion… — Frans de Waal
Hominid and human evolution took place over millions and not billions of years, but with the emergence of language there was a further acceleration of… — William Irwin Thompson
I'm afraid Dr. Mondrick chose an unfortunate publicity device. After all, the theory of human evolution is no longer front page news. Every known detail… — Jack Williamson
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… — Donald Johanson
The point of Jesus' existence wasn't to lessen or diminish our appreciation of each other, but to expand our appreciation of each other by reminding… — Marianne Williamson
I remember writing a paper on human evolution in 1944, and I simply left Piltdown out. You could make sense of human evolution if you… — Sherwood Washburn
The talent for self-justification is surely the finest flower of human evolution, the greatest achievement of the human brain. When it comes to justifying actions,… — Michael Foley
The next step in human evolution is not inevitable, but for the first time in the history of the planet, it can be a conscious… — Eckhart Tolle
Anthroposophy is not a game, nor just a theory; it is a task that must be faced for the sake of human evolution. — Rudolf Steiner
For the first time in human evolution, the individual life is long enough, and the cultural transformation swift enough, that the individual mind is now… — William Irwin Thompson
For every human illness, somewhere in the world there exists a plant which is the cure. I believe that there is a healing potential locked… — Rudolf Steiner
I am appalled that the term we use to talk about aging is 'anti'. Aging is human evolution in its pure form. Death, taxes and… — Jamie Lee Curtis

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