Selection Quotes

339 quotes by 247 authors

In short, evolution is as close to being a scientific fact as is possible for any theory, given that science is open - ended and… — Victor J. Stenger
One thing that makes the adventure of working in our field particularly rewarding, especially in attempting to improve the theory, is that... a chief criterion… — Murray Gell-Mann
Wisdom is meaningless until your own experience has given it meaning, and there is wisdom in the selection of wisdom. — Bergen Evans
The millionaires are a product of natural selection ... the naturally selected agents of society for certain work. They get high wages and live in… — William Graham Sumner
Speciation does not necessarily promote evolutionary change; rather, speciation 'gathers in' and guards evolutionary change by locking and stabilization for sufficient geological time within a… — Stephen Jay Gould
Evolution advances, not by a priori design, but by the selection of what works best out of whatever choices offer. We are the products of… — George Wald
Evolution has no long-term goal. There is no long-distance target, no final perfection to serve as a criterion for selection, although human vanity cherishes the… — Richard Dawkins
Historians will have to face the fact that natural selection determined the evolution of cultures in the same manner as it did that of species. — Konrad Lorenz
I am quite sure that our views on evolution would be very different had biologists studied genetics and natural selection before and not after most… — John B. S. Haldane
In the process of natural selection, then, any device that can insert a higher proportion of certain genes into subsequent generations will come to characterize… — E. O. Wilson
It is natural selection that gives direction to changes, orients chance, and slowly, progressively produces more complex structures, new organs, and new species. Novelties come… — Francois Jacob
This preservation of favourable variations and the destruction of injurious variations, I call Natural Selection, or the Survival of the Fittest. Variations neither useful nor… — Charles Darwin
The essence of Darwinism lies in its claim that natural selection creates the fit. Variation is ubiquitous and random in direction. It supplies raw material… — Stephen Jay Gould
Opponents say natural selection is not a theory supported by observation or experiment; that it is not based on fact; and that it cannot be… — David Attenborough
In a knowledge economy, natural selection favors organizations that can most effectively harness and coordinate collective intellectual energy and creative capacity. — Justin Rosenstein
There are three opportunities that you have during a general election campaign where you can substantially move the needle of public opinion. One, is your… — Mark McKinnon
I remember when Circuit City was around, I never understood why people would shop there. I always thought Best Buy had a better selection and… — Kerry King
Natural selection has duped us with an emotion that encourages group thinking. It is an emotion that makes us act as if for the good… — Mark Pagel
I think George Mitchell is a consummate professional. He is the ideal selection to handle the job of special envoy if you choose to have… — John F. Kerry
I spent my childhood clad in 1970s hand-me-downs, primarily from male cousins, which mainly consisted of a selection of beige, brown and orange dungarees. That,… — Miranda Hart

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