Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

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I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have...

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have...

Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved...

Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved...

I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it.

I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it.

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered...

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered...

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least...

If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least...

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my...

The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my...

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe...

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe...

The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones...

The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones...

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I...

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I...

He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a...

He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a...

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where...

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where...

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have...

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have...

If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a...

If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a...

This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

Life is like a grapefruit. Well, it's sort of orangy-yellow and dimpled on the outside,...

Life is like a grapefruit. Well, it's sort of orangy-yellow and dimpled on the outside,...

The biggest mistake you can make in life is fearing the outcome of doing something...

The biggest mistake you can make in life is fearing the outcome of doing something...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...