Evolution Quotations | Page 6

Some people make it hard for me to believe in universal evolution.

Darwinism has become our culture's official creation myth, protected by a priesthood as dogmatic as any religious curia.

The assumption is that the inevitability of a solution's realization is inherent in the interaction of human intellect and the constantly transformative evolution of physical universe.

Oh, sure... I was trying to make to make a point that we shouldn't be afraid to debate the left, even on the environment. That was obviously misconstrued, and that's one of the things I probably won't do again

Protecting our future on this planet depends on the conscious evolution of our species.

It seems to be overwhelmingly likely that there is life out there and eventually we will make contract. And when contact is made, it will be the end of Earth's cultural evolution. It will be the greatest discovery in the history of humankind.

For our own species, evolution occurs mostly through our behavior. We innovate new behavior to adapt.

Because the history of evolution is that life escapes all barriers. Life breaks free. Life expands to new territories. Painfully, perhaps even dangerously. But life finds a way.

Evolution is a religion. This was true of evolution in the beginning, and it is true of evolution still today.

Speed is what distinguishes intelligence. No bird discovers how to fly: evolution used a trillion bird-years to 'discover' that–where merely hundreds of person-years sufficed.

In general, the larger the breeding population, the slower the rate of evolution.

People do not consciously and rationally choose the form of their society. Societies develop through processes of social evolution that are not under rational human control.

Some folks seem to have descended from the chimpanzee much later than others.

We know from the truths of evolution and ecology that we are all related and interdependent. Anthropomorphism (crediting animals with human emotions and traits) is, however, outdated. Rather we know that we are like animals.

Molecular evolution is not based on scientific authority. . . . There are assertions that such evolution occurred, but absolutely none are supported by pertinent experiments or calculations. Since no one knows molecular evolution by direct experience, and since there is no authority on which to base claims of knowledge, it can truly be said that . . . the assertion of Darwinian molecular evolution is merely bluster.

In some ways, to believe in evolution is almost like a following; a cult following - if you don't believe in evolution, you're considered completely backward. That seems to me very indicative of bias as well.

Most Americans have their head in the sand about evolution.

We are sculptors finding ourselves in the evolution of choosing, not in the results of choice.

Evolution is the most popular way we have for dealing with change.

We are a fluke of nature, a quirk of evolution, a glorious contingency.

Mammals are sentient beings that want to live and are afraid to die. Evolution vouchsafed us all with an instinct to survive, reproduce and flourish.

Revolution is obstructed evolution.

Would it not be strange if a universe without purpose accidentally created humans who are so obsessed with purpose?

I got involved early on in social media - I created one of the first social networks - and for me, social gaming was a natural evolution of that.

[Evolution] doesn't mean God-guided, gradual creation. It means unguided, purposeless change. The Darwinian theory doesn't say that God created slowly. It says that naturalistic evolution is the creator, and so God had nothing to do with it.

Considering the way evolution works, it should not be surprising if every man has got a Don Giovanni somewhere inside him.

Our minds have been built by selfish genes, but they have been built to be social, trustworthy and cooperative.

Society works not because we have consciously invented it, but because it is an ancient product of our evolved predispositions. It is literally in our nature.

For a few moments, be aware of your potential for change. Whatever your present situation is, evolution and transformation are always possible. At the least, you can change your way of seeing things and then, gradually, your way of being as well.

A vital force is active in every individual and leads it towards its own evolution.

And I tell you one thing, if the primates that we came from, had know that someday politicians would come out of the gene pool, they would have stayed up in the trees and written evolution off as a bad idea.

History is not just the evolution of technology; it is the evolution of thought.

Evolution is a myth. God creates the future the way he wants it.

If history tells us anything, it is that human culture and knowledge are constantly evolving.

The department of home economics was organized to train a woman in efficiency and to develop her outlook to life. Such a department is a necessity as a means of developing a society. It stands for the evolution of women's work and place.

The more I learn about the evolution of ideas, the more I have become aware that I am simply an unrepentant Old Whig-with the stress on the "old.

It is inherent in any definition of science that statements that cannot be checked by observation are not really saying anything or at least they are not science.

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

Evolution is baseless and quite incredible.

The evolution theory is purely the product of the imagination.

These are impressive leaders we are designating to serve on the board of directors of the new local communications company, and their experiences position them well to play key roles in the evolution of the local communications business.

The segregation of the chairman and CEO roles is a natural evolution of the executive management team as the company grows, ... I look forward to assisting the company in its growth as full-time chairman.

This is my 10-year anniversary producing, making music and... you're not what you were 10 years ago. It's just a natural evolution and having wisdom.

This is a great moment in the evolution of music and entertainment education. We hope that the Pro Session will help inspire some of today's young adults to consider a musical career in interactive entertainment.

This is a great leap forward in the evolution of our mobile video strategy, and we look forward to developing more exciting initiatives in this space over the year to come.

I'm not as good a swimmer as I used to be - thanks to evolution.

When biological technology becomes further advanced, human beings as we know them, will become a modified species. If we as human beings fail to include the possibility of this development in our overall, social evolution we will witness the decline of our species

Throughout evolution, ostracism was death indeed.

I can see as clear as a daylight that the hour is coming when women will lead humanity to a higher evolution.

One of the stupidest theories of Western life.

Strategy is not a lengthy action plan. It is the evolution of a central idea through continually changing circumstances.

The evolution of the ice sheet, in the context of climate warming, is more rapid than has been predicted by models.

The evolution of the capitalist style of life could be easily ù and perhaps most tellingly ù described in terms of the genesis of the modern Lounge Suit.

The evolution of Parkour sort of happens with time and age as you change, and the body has a certain memory of Parkour. There is a sort of thing that remains intrinsic, but then the choreography will adapt to whatever the necessity of each particular film needs.

The evolution of ABC.com is just one piece of our comprehensive, digital media multi-platform business initiative. This announcement highlights the momentum we've achieved both in launching new broadband services and working with strategic partners in the digital media space, to ensure that our high-quality, informative and entertaining content is available to consumers whenever and wherever they choose.

The evolution from the $1 category to the $2 category might mean a marginal improvement or nothing at all or a worsening in poverty.

The evolution debate is just a symptom of what's wrong with the State Board of Education, ... My campaign is going to revolve around larger issues.

The evolution debate has exposed a fundamental divide in our society,

The industry preference pendulum between centralized control and teller station functionality has swung back and forth for decades - now banks can approach branch automation systems without compromise when using a distributed client solution. INvolve Distributed Client brings a new level of investment protection and solutions evolution capability to branch and multi-channel solutions. Banks no longer have to choose between system flexibility and low administration and control costs - they can have both.

The improved capabilities of 3G networks and devices combined with the availability of more compelling multimedia content are clearly accelerating user adoption. We have entered an exciting phase of rapid evolution in the mobile market. To profit from this new demand, carriers and content owners will need to analyze early consumer behavior and attitudes carefully so that they can continue to build consumer trial and repeat usage.

All (three species) were able to be found in one place, proving that evolution is a fact. Successive records that we see here prove that the Afar region is the origin of human kind.

The genetic evolution we're observing is very worrisome. The threat is real. It's already a pandemic in birds.

The double-digit increase in online search activity marks a significant milestone in the evolution of Internet consumer behavior. Online search is the primary tool most people rely on to do everyday research.

The earnings evolution is definitely slowing in Europe. Combined with rising interest rates and an excellent performance over the last few months, we can expect the market to take a pause.

The Cisco team has been working closely with partners for the past 18 months to map out the evolution of our value-based program. We strongly believe that the direction we are taking will create opportunities for growth, differentiation and profitability for our partners.

Social evolution is demonstrated by movement towards unity, not separatism.

Your mind is right now filled with old thoughts. Not only old thoughts, but mostly someone else’s old thoughts. It’s important now, it’s time now, to change your mind about some things. This is what evolution is all about.

The evolution of the capitalist style of life could be easily - and perhaps most tellingly - described in terms of the genesis of the modern Lounge Suit.

There is nothing inherently wrong with greed as a human motivator-greed motivating evolution.

Nature gropes and blunders and performs the crudest acts. There is no steady advance upward. There is no design.

The great CREATOR of all things has infinitely diversified the works of his hands, but has at the same time stamped a certain similitude on the features of nature, that demonstrates to us, that the whole is one family of one parent.

In fact the a priori reasoning is so entirely satisfactory to me that if the facts won't fit in, why so much the worse for the facts is my feeling.

E canchis amnia. Everything from shells.

An American Michelin guide is incredibly exciting and a testimony to the evolution of our dining culture,

Maybe it's a little more pertinent now since the whole concept of evolution is being questioned by the know-nothing Republican right. Yes, maybe the play's a little more pertinent now.

The mechanism of evolution is real, is observable and is more than adequate to the task. Evolution tinkers, improvises and cobbles together new organs out of old parts.

The introduction of HD DVD is an exciting milestone in the evolution of Home Theater. Partnering with key retailers in major markets across America, this tour will help Toshiba deliver the product information our customers want in a face-to-face environment that allows them to interact with Toshiba on a more personal level, a key objective of our overall integrated communication efforts. We also realize that not everyone can attend an in-store demonstration of HD DVD. That is why this tour is only one component of our integrated plan to promote the introduction of HD DVD in the United States.

We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.

An attempt to study the evolution of living organisms without reference to cytology would be as futile as an account of stellar evolution which ignored spectroscopy.

There are no shortcuts in evolution.

The factor of time is very vital in life. Those who have accomplished great things in the world have been those who valued time in their life. The time of life is limited and a great amount of evolution has to be accomplished for fulfillment of life. Therefore, the factor of time must be valued above everything.

A comfortable and regulated life is needed for fastest pace of evolution.

That great, mighty current of evolution which is advancing the life of everything in creation is simply invincible - no one can resist it.

That's evolution. Evolution's always hard. Hard and bleak. No such thing as happy evolution

The evolution of sex is the hardest problem in evolutionary biology.

Mathematics without natural history is sterile, but natural history without mathematics is muddled.

I am fascinated by the human body and all its evolutions.

I put all of my resources into pushing the evolution in an industry that is notoriously backwards and I enjoy pushing that envelope,.

Human science cannot discover God. Human science is but the backward undoing of the tapestry web of God's science. It works with its back to him, and is always leaving his intent and perfected work behind it. Science is always going farther and farther away from the point where his work culminates in revelation.

The theory [of evolution] is a scientific mistake.

I have come to recognize evolution not only as an active process that I am experiencing at the time, but as something I can guide by the choices I make.

I think of evolution as an error-making and error-correcting process, and we are constantly learning from experience.

Evolution favors the survival of the wisest.

When things get bad enough, then something happens to correct the course. And it's for that reason that I speak about evolution as an error-making and an error-correcting process. And if we can be ever so much better - ever so much slightly better - at error correcting than at error making, then we'll make it.

If we are going to teach creation science as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction.

I obviously think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you can do commercially.

I started when I was really young. I was playing classical music when I was 4 and when I turned 11 I started to write pop music. I guess you could say it was my intellectual evolution and my love of music began to change.

Why didn't evolution make a giraffe good at carpentry so it could build a ladder?

Our aim must be to make our successive mistakes as quickly as possible. To speed up evolution.

I have come to the conclusion that Darwinism is not a testable scientific theory, but a metaphysical research programme...