"On seeing the marsupials in Australia for the……" — Charles Darwin
"On seeing the marsupials in Australia for the first time and comparing them to placental mammals: “An unbeliever . . . might exclaim 'Surely two distinct Creators must have been at work'”"
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288 Quotes by Charles Darwin
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Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions. Monkeys redden from passion but it would take an…
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Thus we have given to man a pedigree of prodigious length, but not, it may be said, of noble quality.
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Some few, & I am one, even wish to God, though at the loss of millions of lives, that the…
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If worms have the power of acquiring some notion, however rude, of the shape of an object and over their…
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So in regard to mental qualities, their transmission is manifest in our dogs, horses and other domestic animals. Besides special…
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The number of humble-bees in any district depends in a great degree on the number of field-mice, which destroy their…
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It is not the conscience which raises a blush, for a man may sincerely regret some slight fault committed in…
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It is well-known that those who have charge of young infants, that it is difficult to feel sure when certain…
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Jealousy was plainly exhibited when I fondled a large doll, and when I weighed his infant sister, he being then…
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May we not suspect that the vague but very real fears of children, which are quite independent of experience, are…
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The young blush much more freely than the old but not during infancy, which is remarkable, as we know that…
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Why does man regret, even though he may endeavour to banish any such regret, that he has followed the one…
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I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within…
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I love being at home, being with friends and family. I'm of European stock, brought up in Australia. I'm a…
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I race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that's my hobby. And I try to race home as soon…
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There's an expression in Australia that's called 'Go Bush,' which means to get out of the city and relax. I…
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There's not a long, entrenched tradition of theatergoing in Australia.
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If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.
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I want to see an end to sovereign risk questions over Australia.
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Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin Blue getting up and adding…
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There were two movies that asked me to go to Australia or New Zealand for long periods of time. One…
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It's always a pleasure on a personal note for me to come back to Australia.
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I'm not saying this in a condescending kind of way, but it's quite simple: The making of America was a…
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For sheer majestic geography and sublime scale, nothing beats Alaska and the Yukon. For culture, Japan. And for all-around affection,…
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