Origin Quotes

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The theory of evolution is totally inadequate to explain the origin and manifestation of the inorganic world. — John Ambrose Fleming
Communists have always viewed the national question through the prism of the class struggle, believing that its solution has to be subordinated to the interests… — Leonid Brezhnev
He [the Almighty] taught us that all human beings are equal regardless of sex, national origin and tribe. And He also taught us all who… — Haile Selassie
Originality consists of returning to the origin. Thus, originality means returning, through one's resources, to the simplicity of the early solutions. — Antonio Gaudi
I deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of prejudice against race origin. — Bess Truman
People frequently ask me why I devote so much time to seeking out facts about manâ€™s pastâ€¦the past shows clearly that we all have a… — Louis Leakey
Education is a life; that life is sustained on ideas; ideas are of spiritual origin, and that we get them chiefly as we convey them… — Charlotte Mason
The earliest and most primitive known members of every order already have the basic ordinal characters, and in no case is an approximately continuous sequence… — George Gaylord Simpson
The idea of legally establishing inalienable, inherent and sacred rights of the individual is not of political but religious origin. — George Jellinek
Now we see how the astronomical evidence supports the biblical view of the origin of the world. The details differ, but the essential elements in… — Robert Jastrow
Do these fuels result always and necessarily in one way from the decomposition of a pre-existing organic substance? Is it thus with the hydrocarbons so… — Marcellin Berthelot
Of all the statements that have been made with respect to theories on the origin of life, the statement that the Second Law of Thermodynamics… — Duane Gish
Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there. — Ahmed Ben Bella
From now back to antiquity, its (Tao's) name has not been lost. Thereby, see the origin of all. — Laozi
My words have an origin. My deeds have a sovereign. Truly, because people do not understand this, they do not understand me. — Laozi
Meanwhile, my residence within the Federal lines, and my acquaintance with so many of the officers, the origin of which I have already mentioned, enabled… — Belle Boyd
Who knows the origin of religion? Certainly not the one who believes in it. Understanding and belief are quite antagonistic. The man who understands religion… — Chapman Cohen
To pass to the deluge, and beyond it, and to come to close quarters with our proper division, the origin of Romance itself is a… — George Saintsbury
It is a frequently cited fact that English has two sets of words for farm animals and their corresponding meats. The living animals are expressed… — KatÃ³ Lomb
THE ROMANS SALTED their greens, believing this to counteract the natural bitterness, which is the origin of the word salad, salted. — Mark Kurlansky

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