Donald Johanson Quotes
What's changed is we now have good anatomical, geological, archaeological evidence that Neanderthals are not our ancestors. When I wrote 'Lucy,' I considered Neanderthals ancestors of modern humans. We have gone back twice the age of Lucy, six million years. And we see that upright bipedal walking goes back that far in time.
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I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.
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I'm not going to roll back anything. Nothing is going to change with respect to reproductive rights.
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I'm very obsessed with 'The Real Housewives' franchise. It's a bad obsession.
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Virtually every major technology has an initial spike of interest, then a dip, and then a long-term rise to success. The dot-com bubble is the canonical example, but there are many more.
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Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you're entertaining people.
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If leaders in the space program had at its beginning in the 1940s, pointed out the benefits to people on earth rather than emphasizing the search for proof of evolution in space, the program would have saved $100 billion in tax money and achieved greater results.
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I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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People expect me to be that guy. But I'm more east London boy than east Baltimore.
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I drink tons of water. It always sounds like the lamest thing, but there's a reason you keep hearing this over and over again. It really works.
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I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump.
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People make mistakes. They say stupid things.
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You can exercise anytime, anywhere. It doesn't have to be the gym.
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Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.
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In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness.
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It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage.
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I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights.
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The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.
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There must be freedom for all to live, to think, to worship, no book, no avenue must be closed.
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My second record I used a producer, which was frustrating in a way, because I think a lot of the punky spirit and provocative nature of the lyrics didn't come across - the music was pretty.
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Each country thinks its school is in a specific crisis, without ever linking the school's crisis to that of the society around it.
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For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?
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What's changed is we now have good anatomical, geological, archaeological evidence that Neanderthals are not our ancestors. When I wrote 'Lucy,' I considered Neanderthals ancestors of modern humans. We have gone back twice the age of Lucy, six million years. And we see that upright bipedal walking goes back that far in time.
