"To put it crudely but graphically, the monkey who did not have a realistic perception of the tree branch he jumped for was soon a dead monkey-and therefore did not become one of our ancestors."

-- George Gaylord Simpson

#Tree Quotes #Perception Quotes #Branches Quotes

“Never let something important become urgent”
“As far as the search for truth is concerned, 98% of our thinking is rubbish. The remaining 2% is garbage. Throw it all out and be empty! Truth cannot be caught by intellect alone - grace isÂ needed.”
“Iâ€™ve seen all I need to. Iâ€™m going to go drink now in a futile effort to wipe away the memory of this debacle.”
“It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.”
“If youâ€™re really listening, if youâ€™re awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly.”
“I wanted to create a game (EarthBound) with real characters; characters whom players would recognize in the people around them.”
“We don't know the days that will change our lives. Probably just as well.”
“I always wanted to be historical, from almost a baby on, I felt that way about it ...”

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