"The observation that species are amazingly conservative and static entities throughout long periods of time has all the qualities of the emperor's new clothes: everyone knew it but preferred to ignore it. Paleontologists, faced with a recalcitrant record obstinately refusing to yield Darwin's predicted pattern, simply looked the other way."

-- Niles Eldredge

#Clothes Quotes #Yield Quotes #Long Quotes

“I work with people like Spielberg and Abrams all the time.”
“I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.”
“This serpent, SATAN, is not the enemy of Man, but He who made Gods of our race, knowing Good and Evil; He bade 'Know Thyself!' and taught Initiation.”
“The most effective and most accessible way to acquire the maximum of constructive power is to love truly and wisely.”

Source : Pitirim Aleksandrovich Sorokin (2002). “The Ways and Power of Love: Types, Factors, and Techniques of Moral Transformation”, p.12, Templeton Foundation Press
“We appear to be overplaying this global warming issue as global warming is nothing new. It has happened in the past, not once but several times, giving rise to glacial-interglacial cycles.”
“If you economically empower a woman, she represents enormous opportunity that can actually be transformative not only for her family and for her community, but at the aggregate level for the economy.”
“Henry shrugged. "I've kissed plenty of girls." "I'm not talking about your mom,dork.”
“Most anything Ive ever set my mind to, I could accomplish.”

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