Currents Quote by Stephen Jay Gould Download Open image “Current utility and historical origin are different subjects.” — Stephen Jay Gould ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Currents Different Historical History Subjects Utility
My principal work now lies in tracing out the exact nature and conditions of utility. It seems strange indeed that economists have not bestowed… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
People want much the same things, but they have been formed by history to have a particular perception of the other. — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
It is clear that history differs from the other disciplines in having an approach and not an area of its own. — Leonard Krieger Copy Share Image
Repeated reflection and inquiry have led me to the somewhat novel opinion, that value depends entirely upon utility. — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
“In the past half century, however, an impressive body of formal theory has been erected by mathematical statisticians and economists to help us reason… — Herbert Simon Copy Share Image
Utility then is not the measure of exchangeable value, although it is absolutely essential to it. — David Ricardo Copy Share Image
One of the basic lessons of history is that things can be different. — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
History belongs to the intercessors - those who believe and pray the future into being. — Walter Wink Copy Share Image
History does not move by leaps into unrelated novelty, but rather by the selective emphasis of aspects of its own immediate past. — Julian Jaynes Copy Share Image
If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past. — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
The chief practical use of history is to deliver us from plausible historical analogies. — James Bryce Copy Share Image
Although the world has changed dramatically since 1843, we believe that the values that guide 'The Economist' are as relevant as ever. — Zanny Minton Beddoes Copy Share Image
I strongly reject any conceptual scheme that places our options on a line, and holds that the only alternative to a pair of extreme… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
History employs evolution to structure biological events in time. — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
In his anti-Darwinian book... (and eponymously named The Neck of the Giraffe ), Francis Hitching tells the story... "The need to survive by reaching… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
... many folks take them seriously because they just 'know' that evolution can never be seen in the immediate here and now. In fact,… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
Charles Darwin viewed the fossil record more as an embarrassment than as an aid to his theory ... — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
Zoocentrism is the primary fallacy of human sociobiology, for this view of human behavior rests on the argument that if the actions of "lower"… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
The world, unfortunately, rarely matches our hopes and consistently refuses to behave in a reasonable manner. — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
The true beauty of nature is her amplitude; she exists neither for nor because of us, and possesses a staying power that all our… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
With copious evidence ranging from Plato's haughtiness to Beethoven's tirades, we may conclude that the most brilliant people of history tend to be a… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
When scientists need to explain difficult points of theory, illustration by hypothetical example - rather than by total abstraction - works well (perhaps indispensably)… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
The truly awesome intellectuals in our history have not merely made discoveries; they have woven variegated, but firm, tapestries of comprehensive coverage. The tapestries… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
I believe that we can still have a genre of scientific books suitable for and accessible alike to professionals and interested laypeople. The concepts… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
In the current climate, things that are true, brave human stories become political. — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
I'm a candle flame that sways in currents of air you can't see. You need to be the one who steadies me to burn. — Nadine Gordimer Copy Share Image
If you choose to draw from the inner well of free will, then you can make choices that are outside your current karmic patterns. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The young man [Turgot] destined for an ecclesiastical career was placed within walls carefully designed to keep out all currents of new thought; his… — Andrew Dickson White Copy Share Image
I take the seashell from my jeans pocket and rub my fingers across its silken, indented surface, shallow as my own open hand. This… — Katrina Kenison Copy Share Image
Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I earn my living by teaching film, mostly filmmaking but also teaching courses on current cinema. I'm interested in movies. I hope that's not… — Thom Andersen Copy Share Image
I think that's the beauty of the current setup, is that Legends is meant to be a bit of a revolving door. — Wentworth Miller Copy Share Image
The seed of your next artwork lies embedded in the imperfections of your current piece. — David Bayles Copy Share Image
Combining the experience of a seasoned university president with the analysis of a respected legal scholar, Derek Bok explores what he concludes are 'signs… — Frank H. T. Rhodes Copy Share Image
The book is like the spoon, scissors, the hammer, the wheel. Once invented, it cannot be improved. You cannot make a spoon that is… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there’s a current and just stare into the water. I don’t… — Iggy Pop Copy Share Image
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