"It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection. That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodeling of the organism in adaptation to new conditions; but it depends on the nature of those conditions whether the direction of the modifications effected shall be upward or downward."

-- Thomas Huxley

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“Every time I think I've touched bottom as far as boredom is concerned, new vistas of ennui open up.”

Source : Margaret Halsey (1977). “No Laughing Matter: The Autobiography of a Wasp”, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
“Values will be adjusted, and enterprising people will pick up the wrecks from less competent people.”
“Pairs skating and singles are two different things. Although some skaters have achieved this successfully, it is a very difficult transition. You're looking at double work.”

Source : Golden Skate Online Interview, goldenskate.com. March 7, 2003.
“History is worth reading when it tells us truly what the attitude toward life was in the past.”
“The real evidence for Jesus and Christianity is in how Jesus and the Christianity based on him manifest themselves in the lives of practicing Christians.”
“We recorded that trio and it's out on the Knitting Factory label. I've got another record in the can with that group and Marc, which I'll hopefully finish some time before next summer.”
“Clerks get into the damnedest wrangles--which is the way they help me.”
“A pathfinder's job is hard enough â€” blazing trails where there are none, guided by nothing but hearsay and gut. While you're hacking your way through bracken, worrying about lurking beasts, all you can do is hope you had chosen the right direction.”

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