"We hope to find more pieces of the puzzle which will shed light on the connection between this upright, walking ape, our early ancestor, and modern man."

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Source : "A Wealth of Human Fossils Could Soon Be Destroyed". Interview with Stefan Aust and Thilo Thielke, www.spiegel.de. October 27, 2005.

Richard Leakey

#Men Quotes #Light Quotes #Pieces Quotes

“Sister Carlotta, I'm on a leave of absence right now. That means I've been sacked, in case you don't understand how the I.F. handles these things.â€ "Sacked! A miscarriage of justice. You ought to be shot.”
“Sometimes we win; more times than not, we don't. But that's his choice.”
“It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.”
“But understand that I want to remain alone, truly alone, so I can precede my face, my voice, my hell without anyone telling me which is the best path, without anyone laughing at the giant's wings and the dwarf's legs that impede my gait.”
“When did "sentimental" become a pejorative barb? I do not at all share the notion that a piece of music, or a poem, or a film that bypasses the brain and aims straight for the heart . . . should automatically be heaped with scorn. I think it is symptomatic of a sad and dangerous impoverishment of spirit.”
“Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.”
“All of us needed time to rest. And we had time - four months of it - to take all the rest in the world.”
“When I joined Custer I donned the uniform of a soldier. It was a bit awkward at first but I soon got to be perfectly at home in men's clothes.”

Source : Calamity Jane (2013). “The Life And Adventures Of Calamity Jane: A Short Memoir”, p.5, Harper Collins

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