"Within the period of human history we do not know of a single instance of the transformation of one species into another one. It may be claimed that the theory of descent is lacking, therefore, in the most essential feature that it needs to place the theory on a scientific basis, this must be admitted."

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Source : Thomas Hunt Morgan (1903). “Evolution and adaptation”

Thomas Hunt Morgan

#Needs Quotes #May Quotes #Essentials Quotes

“I moved around a lot when I was a child; two of the houses I grew up in have totally disappeared. One was burnt in a riot, and the other was pulled down.”
“These pigeons have been living with each other for 10 or 15 years, but when I throw feed down, they kill each other to get it, and it's the same with the fighters. We love and respect each other...but we need that money.”
“Grace is ever present. All that is necessary is that you surrender to it.”
“Entertainment must be a satisfying emotional experience, a stirring of the heart. We need all kinds of young men and women. Those people with an artist's eye and an executive's brain that we term directors. Those wrestlers with their souls and typewriters known as authors. The beggars on horseback called actors and actresses.”

Source : Hedda Hopper (2017). “The Whole Truth and Nothing But”, p.266, Graymalkin Media
“I collaborate with people because their music talk to me as much as mine talk to them.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“You've a right to believe that we're governed by Nature and the hidden Force within her. You can think that the gods, including my Melitele, are merely a personification of this power invented for simpletons so they can understand it better, accept its existence. According to you, that power is blind. But for me, Geralt, faith allows you to expect what my goddess personifies from nature: order, law, goodness. And hope.”
“Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“But it's also because of something personal. My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If it weren't for chess, I might not be here.”

Source : Source: thewiremegazine.blogspot.com

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