Stephen Jay Gould Quotes
When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of political manipulation are sown.
Quotes to Explore
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We are not angels, we are merely sophisticated apes. Yet we feel like angels trapped inside the bodies of beasts, craving transcendence and all the time trying to spread our wings and fly off, and it's really a very odd predicament to be in, if you think about it.
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I would love a family. I'm at the age where the wish for a child gets stronger. But who knows.
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That nature does not care, one way or the other, is the true abyss. That only man cares, in his finitude facing nothing but death, alone with his contingency and the objective meaninglessness of his projecting meanings, is a truly unprecedented situation.
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We need to send Barack Obama back to Chicago. I'd like to send him back to Kenya, back to Indonesia. We have to unmask this man. This is a man that seeks to destroy all concept of God. And I will tell you what, this is classical Marxist philosophy.
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Political and social change is always a stagger-step process. One step forward, two steps back. They want you to give up.
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To inform, and, therefore to reconnoitre, this is the first and constant duty of the advanced guard.
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If poetry is like an orgasm, an academic can be likened to someone who studies the passion-stains on the bedsheets.
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You would think that pot had some kind of power; I mean come on, it’s a plant, not a reason for living. Controlled by a plant, how hilarious. A plant! A fucking plant!
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Paranormal fiction offers authors - and readers - the chance to answer the question, 'What if?' All the different ways that question can be answered make for extremely entertaining reading.
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'No Burden' is not necessarily ferocious.
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Much like dystopian and post-apocalyptic books are a way to explore the worst-case scenarios lurking around the corner, fantasy can serve as a wonderful tool for showing kids that they have an inherent power in them to create change, both in themselves and in their community.
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Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it is the conversation behind the scenes that cements and defines our relationships.
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I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
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A lot of my characters are underdogs or sad or lonely, but I had a comfortable, golden sort of childhood.
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I don't think that evolution is supremely important because it is my specialty; it is my specialty because I think it is supremely important.
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Part of my plan was not only to introduce all useful animals that I possibly could into this part of Australia, but also the most valuable plants of every description.
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I think that people are concerned about the breakdown of the family but they also don't want to see discrimination against gays and lesbians who they work with and they want to be able to make sure that gays can visit each other in hospitals and be able to inherit property.
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What should a good children’s book be like? If you ask me, I can tell you after thinking long and hard: It must be good.
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I set for myself only small goals, goals that are not that far away.
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Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.
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"When I have White, I win because I am white; When I have Black, I win because I am Bogolyubov"
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When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you're pledging your integrity.
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When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of political manipulation are sown.
