"If the means were available, we could trace our ancestry - yours and mine - back to the first blob of life-like material that came into being on the planet"

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Source : "Speaking of Science Fiction". Book by Paul Walker, 1978.

Clifford D. Simak

#Mean Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Ancestry Quotes

“If a thing is old, it is a sign that it was fit to live. Old families, old customs, old styles survive because they are fit to survive. The guarantee of continuity is quality. Submerge the good in a flood of the new, and good will come back to join the good which the new brings with it. Old-fashioned hospitality, old-fashioned politeness, old-fashioned honor in business had qualities of survival. These will come back.”
“I can't tell you why a particular athlete would leave a certain coach, but I can tell you there could be many reasons. They could have personality conflicts. They could have misunderstandings. Lots of stuff can happen.”

Source : Interview with Amby Burfoot, www.runnersworld.com. April 5, 2012.
“Don't take things too seriously.”
“As a biologist, I can't think of myself as anything but an animal among animals and plant.”
“Rejection-and the fear of rejection-is the biggest impediment we face to choosing ourselves.”
“I've had the greatest respect for my work in this country by Americans. Critics have no brains.”
“So we are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy. Rather, the policy of the White House that demands the opening of war fronts to keep busy their various corporations - whether they be working in the field of arms or oil or reconstruction - has helped al-Qaida to achieve these enormous results.”
“The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.”

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