"A Chinese paleontologist lectures around the world saying that recent fossil finds in his country are inconsistent with the Darwinian theory of evolution. His reason: The major animal groups appear abruptly in the rocks over a relatively short time, rather than evolving gradually from a common ancestor as Darwin's theory predicts. When this conclusion upsets American scientists, he wryly comments: "In China we can criticize Darwin but not the government. In America you can criticize the government but not Darwin.""

-- Phillip E. Johnson

#Country Quotes #Animal Quotes #Rocks Quotes

“If animals could talk, the world would lose its best listeners.”
“Pleasures that are in themselves innocent lose their power of pleasing if they become the sole or main object of pursuit.”
“Events are moving so fast and what in one moment seems impossible, the next is happening. I'm sure historians will, in time, provide theories and analysis, but for now I think most of us simply want the tide stemmed.”

Source : "Economic bail-out aims to restore confidence for small firms and savers" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. October 10, 2008.
“There was very polite, gentlemanly, and - and - and lady-like push-back on issues on both sides. Chuck Schumer continues to push this idea of this $30 billion tunnel under the Hudson River, um, that Donald Trump very politely pushed back on. But I thought it was cordial and productive. The president is not giving up on the wall, and he's certainly not giving up on border security.”

Source : Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com
“Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody's business to interfere when they see it.”

Source : Anna Sewell (2016). “Black Beauty”, p.68, First Avenue Editions
“Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.”
“People will believe the crisis is over because they want to believe their world is safe.”

Source : Joelle Charbonneau (2014). “The Testing Trilogy”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“In the attempt to make scientific discoveries, every problem is an opportunity â€” and the more difficult the problem, the greater will be the importance of its solution.”

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