"Even if there were no actual evidence in favor of the Darwinian theory, we should still be justified in preferring it over all rival theories."

-- Richard Dawkins

#Rivals Quotes #Favors Quotes #Justified Quotes

“After living in LA for 8 years, I sort of wanted a change, but there's not much production in New York, which is where I primarily live, so I just sort of drifted over to London.”
“Economists did something even better than predict the crisis. We correctly predicted that we would not be able to predict it.”
“I guess it's not the plan that counts, but the words in which the plan is wrapped. Semantics count for everything, and it's obvious that the resolute Republicans are better at semantics than the weak, flip-flopping Democrats.”
“What are stories for if we don't learn from them?”
“When I was younger it was twice a day with a game on the weekend. Then when I got older, three times a day everyday in college and on the national team.”
“If you're a retail investor, you have set aside some of your hard-earned money for investment or to create a nest egg, for your kids or family.”
“I don't draw every day. I tend to draw intensely during certain periods of time. I draw to amuse myself on occasion, when I am bored and drawing is the only fun to be had.”

Source : Interview with Jason Polan, believermag.com. October 1, 2011.
“In every animal which has not passed the limit of its development, a more frequent and continuous use of any organ gradually strengthens, develops and enlarges that organ, and gives it a power proportional to the length of time it has been so used; while the permanent disuse of any organ imperceptibly weakens and deteriorates it, and progressively diminishes its functional capacity, until it finally disappears.”

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