Conclusion Quote by William Pfaff

“This is a throwback to the Aristotelian conception of nature, banished from the scene at the birth of modern science. But I have been…

— Thomas Nagel

“That which struck the present writer most forcibly on his first perusal of the 'Origin of Species' was the conviction that Teleology, as commonly…

— Thomas Henry Huxley

“Nor have any Darwinians ever given, to this day, any such reconciliation of their theory with the teleological language which they employ as freely…

— David C. Stove

“In the discoveries of science the harmony of the spheres is also now the harmony of life. And as the eerie illumination of science…

— Michael Denton

“Finally, when I finished rambling, he said, “Don, all relationships are teleological.” I asked him what the word teleological meant. “It means they’re going…

— Donald Miller

These commonplace categories - wife, mother, housewife, teacher - are in fact teleological referents. They gesture to profound states of being that animate, absorb…

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim

“I am drawn to a fourth alternative, natural teleology, or teleological bias, as an account of the existence of the biological possibilities on which…

— Thomas Nagel

I'm a teleological, existential agnostic.

— Woody Allen

“It has turned out, in fact, to be far harder to translate teleological into non-teleological language than had been anticipated by philosophers; or at…

— David C. Stove

When there is a mission before you, you see it from its beginning to its conclusion.

— Jesse White

Your deeper sense isn’t a springboard; it’s a landing place. If you draw conclusions too quickly or too slowly, you’ll establish your self where…

— John de Ruiter

The main conclusion here arrived at ... is that man is descended from some less highly organized form.

— Charles Darwin

The thing about living alone is that it gives you a lot of time to think. You don't necessarily reach any conclusions, because wisdom…

— Jonathan Tropper

From what I have seen, I am driven to the conclusion that religion is only good for good people.

— Mary McCarthy

I'm not going to be part of looking at information only partially. I'm not going to be part of just coming to quick conclusions.…

— Max Cleland