It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks; we still share genes around, and the resemblance of the enzymes of grasses to those of whales is in fact a family resemblance.

Quote by Lewis Thomas

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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;...

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...

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...

People may be said to resemble not the bricks of which a house is built,...

People may be said to resemble not the bricks of which a house is built,...

Differences challenge assumptions.

Differences challenge assumptions.

Variety is the soul of pleasure.

Variety is the soul of pleasure.

We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise...

We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise...

If scientific discovery has not been an unalloyed blessing, if it has conferred on mankind...

If scientific discovery has not been an unalloyed blessing, if it has conferred on mankind...

Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.

Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.

The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to...

The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to...

We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs,...

We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs,...

The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single...

The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single...

We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many...

We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many...

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles...

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles...

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...