"Almost all paleontologists recognize that the discovery of a complete transition is in any case unlikely."

-- George Gaylord Simpson

#Discovery Quotes #Transition Quotes #Unlikely Quotes

“The soft mellow warble of the bluebird, heard at its best throughout spring and early summer, is one of the sweetest, most confiding and loving sounds in nature.”
“Many people dedicate their lives to actualizing a concept of what they should be like, rather than actualizing themselves. This difference between self-actualization and self-image actualization is very important. Most people live only for their image”
“For me, victory isn't measured by winning in the traditional sense.”
“When you leave a pimp, you leave with nothing.”
“Are doctors who make mistakes villains? No, because then we all are.”
“I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.”
“It's always darkest before the ultimate sparkle.”
“Who thinks seriously that if we sit on another hilltop, on another hundred meters, that this is what will make the difference for the state of Israel's basic security?”

Source : "Olmert Says Israel Should Pull Out of West Bank" by Laura Rozen, www.motherjones.com. September 29, 2008.

You may also like:

Anne Roe
Author
Charles Darwin
Naturalist
Ernst Mayr
Biologist
G. Ledyard Stebbins
Botanist
Julian Huxley
Film director
Niles Eldredge
Richard Lewontin
Evolutionary Biologist
Stephen Jay Gould
Paleontologist
Theodosius Dobzhansky
Geneticist