"Evolution is no linear family tree, but change in the single multidimensional being that has grown to cover the entire surface of Earth."

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Source : Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan (1995). “What is Life?”, p.93, Univ of California Press

Lynn Margulis

#Tree Quotes #Earth Quotes #Evolution Quotes

“The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, yet within our reach is joy. There is radiance and glory in the darkness could we but see - and to see we have only to look.”
“If you are writing comedy and try to please everybody, you'll please nobody.”
“The Occupy movement needs an organizing principle, and - just as the Tea Party did - it needs some actual measures of success. Choose one candidate whose agenda is squarely within that of the movement and make his or her electoral success a focal point.”
“The so-called mysteries of quantum mechanics are in its philosophical interpretation, not in its mathematics.”
“Think street, train sport.”
“Great Homer's birthplace seven rival cities claim, Too mighty such monopoly of Fame.”
“My rapier wit hides my inner pain.”
“You were born into a state of grace. It is impossible for you to leave it. You will die in a state of grace whether or not special words are spoken for you, or water or oil is poured upon your head. You share this blessing with the animals and all other living things. You cannot fall out of grace, nor can it be taken from you. You can ignore it. You can hold beliefs that blind you to its existence. You will still be graced but unable to perceive you own uniqueness and integrity, and blind also to other attributes with which you are automatically gifted.”

Source : Jane Roberts (2011). “The Nature of Personal Reality (A Seth Book): Specific, Practical Techniques for Solving Everyday Problems and Enriching the Life You Know”, p.203, Amber-Allen Publishing

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