Biology Quote by Daniel Levitin Download Open image “Evolution doesn't just look for things that are fun; if it did, we'd know how to fly.” — Daniel Levitin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Biology Evolution Fly Fun Look Things
You have to offer sort of an evolution visually and do things like you've never seen before, like a fight between two men in… — Jaume Collet-Serra Copy Share Image
Evolution is good for optimising and that is well understood. But evolution also creates things that no one knew were even possible. — Frances Arnold Copy Share Image
God has given you feathers of endeavor; As long as you have life, shouldnt you learn to fly? — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
We weren't built to fly. We can do it, but we shouldn't be surprised if it feels a little unnatural. — Picabo Street Copy Share Image
That to fly requires chaotic, sometimes even violent passages--becomes a metaphor for all of life's most meaningful endeavors. — Kelly Corrigan Copy Share Image
Evolution is a laughing matter for anybody that's got a rational mind. — Merle Haggard Copy Share Image
“It is a total mystery how we evolved minds capable of piloting cars through wild maneuvers using a wrist to steep while shouting at… — David Brin Copy Share Image
Nature is also great fun. To pretend that nature isn't fun is to miss much of the joy of being alive. — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
Human Of Modern Age Has Learnt To Fly In Air Like Birds To Swim In Water Like Fish But Unfortunately Forgot To Walk On… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
There's a good case to be made that having fun is a key evolutionary advantage right next to opposable thumbs in terms of importance.… — Raph Koster Copy Share Image
Fly flight is just a great phenomenon to study. It has everything - from the most sophisticated sensory biology; really, really interesting physics; really… — Michael Dickinson Copy Share Image
The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space...… — Wilbur Wright Copy Share Image
What music is better able to do than language is to represent the complexity of human emotional states. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Procrastination comes in two types. Some of us procrastinate in order to pursue restful activities - spending time in bed, watching TV - while… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
In a country that was still racially segregated and prejudiced, music was among the first domains in which African-Americans thrived alongside whites. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Because our ancestors lived in social groups that changed slowly, because they encountered the same people throughout their lives, they could keep almost every… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Because you've been exposed to Western tonal music, you know after a certain chord sequence what the next possibilities are. Your brain has compiled… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
People who organize their time in a way that allows them to focus are not only going to get more done, but they'll be… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
I have never seen a proton or electron spinning around it. I have never actually seen a chromosome. I trust that they exist because… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
If you're studying from a book and trying to listen in on a conversation at the same time, those are two separate projects, each… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
President Trump, when challenged on facts, says that many people feel the way he does. But feelings should not take the place of reason… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Our species uses music and dance to express various feelings: love, joy, comfort, ceremony, knowledge, and friendship. And each one is distinct and widely… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
The first forms of writing emerged not for art, literature, or love, not for spiritual or liturgical purposes, but for business--all literature could be… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
When you're at work, be fully at work. And let your leisure time be what it's meant to be - restorative and fun. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
We became Homo sapiens not that long ago, from the scientific perspective, and we've retained a lot of our beast nature. We've done all… — Wangechi Mutu Copy Share Image
“Toshiaki learned that all living organisms were governed by their DNA. He was impressed by perfection of this system.Why did existence have the ability… — Hideaki Sena Copy Share Image
We are somehow the children of the planet, we are somehow its finest hour; we bind time, we bind the past, we anticipate the… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
I think the ethics and morals of genetic engineering are very complicated. It intrigues me. — Roger Spottiswoode Copy Share Image
Biochemists and biologists who adhere blindly to the Darwinism theory search for results that will be in agreement with their theories and consequently orient… — Pierre-Paul Grasse Copy Share Image
“A note of caution: epigenetics is also on the verge of transforming into a dangerous idea. Epigenetic modifications of genes can potentially superpose historical… — Siddhartha Mukherjee Copy Share Image
Natural history is not taught in seminary. This is curious, as most people in pastoral ministry are about 567 times more likely to be… — Sara Maitland Copy Share Image
We are coming to a place where the road ends. From here on out, we will be making the road as we walk it,… — Tom Atlee Copy Share Image