"Why has not anyone seen that fossils alone gave birth to a theory about the formation of the earth, that without them, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the globe."

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Source : "Discourse on the Revolutionary Upheavals on the Surface of the Earth". Book by Georges Cuvier, 1825.

Georges Cuvier

#Science Quotes #Earth Quotes #Fossils Quotes

“I am really high maintenance and won't walk through the microwave that fries your body. I always request a pat down [in airport].”
“This wasn't prayer anyway, it was just argument with the gods. Prayer, he suspected as he hoisted himself up and turned for the door, was putting one foot in front of the other. Moving all the same.”
“The true lasting quietness... comes from a complete consecration to the Divine”
“[Ginsburg's] feminism was very sweeping and very ambitious and very consistent. Justice O'Connor had a more case-by-case, pragmatic approach to her feminism. They were not entirely the same, [but] I think that they shared the most important thing, which is the belief that they were worthy and that therefore other women were worthy.”
“To be entirely honest, I am an extremely confident person, and I don't think I would have gotten into this business if I felt that I wasn't going to succeed and I intend to be in this business, for the rest of my life.”
“I turned down Short Circuit 2 too and I now wish I hadn't. Sequels are a lot of fun and you get to hang out with all your friends.”
“I came to a happy Jewish family in dark days in Europe.”
“Don't fight a fact, deal with it.”

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