The uniformity of earth's life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high probability that we derived, originally, from some single cell, fertilized in a bolt of lightning as the earth cooled.

Quote by Lewis Thomas

Topics: Earth Quotes

The great secret of doctors, known only to their wives, but still hidden from the...

The great secret of doctors, known only to their wives, but still hidden from the...

If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself...

If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself...

It hurts the spirit, somehow, to read the word environments, when the plural means that...

It hurts the spirit, somehow, to read the word environments, when the plural means that...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

Human language... prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.

Human language... prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

The uniformity of earth's life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high...

The uniformity of earth's life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

A greedy father has thieves for children

A greedy father has thieves for children

By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human...

By the year 2000 we will, I hope, raise our children to believe in human...

The facts of life are that a child who has seen war cannot be compared...

The facts of life are that a child who has seen war cannot be compared...

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only...

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only...

Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.

Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.

Children really brighten up a household - they never turn the lights off.

Children really brighten up a household - they never turn the lights off.

When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a...

When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a...

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so...

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so...

The golf links lie so near the mill, That almost every day, The laboring children...

The golf links lie so near the mill, That almost every day, The laboring children...

In each family a story is playing itself out, and each family's story embodies its...

In each family a story is playing itself out, and each family's story embodies its...

The Lord, Har, Har, has ordained that the soul is to stay in her parents'...

The Lord, Har, Har, has ordained that the soul is to stay in her parents'...