"Nothing is more detestable to the physical anthropologist than... the wretched habit of cremating the dead. It involves not only a prodigal waste of costly fuel and excellent fertilizer, but also the complete destruction of physical historical data. On the other hand, the custom of embalming and mummification is most praiseworthy and highly to be recommended."

-- Earnest Hooton

#Hands Quotes #Data Quotes #Historical Quotes

“I want to see genuine talent rewarded.”
“You may lose people you love. You may lose things you had.. but no matter what, never lose yourself.”
“O Holy Spirit of God, abide with us; inspire all our thoughts; pervade our imaginations; suggest all our decisions; order all our doings. Be with us in our silence and in our speech, in our haste and in our leisure, in company and in solitude, in the freshness of the morning and in the weariness of the evening; and give us grace at all times humbly to rejoice in Thy mysterious companionship.”
“How much simpler it would be all around if you could put your mind in a cast, like a broken ankle, and elicit murmurings of sympathy from other people instead of skepticism (â€œYou canâ€™t really be feeling as bad as all thatâ€) and in some cases outright hostility (â€œMaybe if you stopped thinking about yourself so much â€).”
“How do you expect the Germans to revolt when they don't even dare walk on the grass?”
“Irony: Don't let yourself be controlled by it, especially during uncreative moments.”
“Some claim evolution is just a theory. As if it were merely an opinion. The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact. Evolution really happened. Accepting our kinship with all life on Earth is not only solid science. In my view, itâ€™s also a soaring spiritual experience.”
“Do you feel loved by God because you believe he makes much of you, or because you believe he frees you and empowers you to enjoy making much of him?”

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