It is failure that guides evolution; perfection provides no incentive for improvement, and nothing is perfect.

Quote by Colson Whitehead

Topics: Evolution Quotes, Failure Quotes, Improvement Quotes, Perfection Quotes

If we are going to teach creation science as an alternative to evolution, then we...

If we are going to teach creation science as an alternative to evolution, then we...

Disaster is a natural part of my evolution. Toward tragedy and dissolution.

Disaster is a natural part of my evolution. Toward tragedy and dissolution.

Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined...

Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined...

Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth...

Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth...

God created a number of possibilities in case some of his prototypes failed - that...

God created a number of possibilities in case some of his prototypes failed - that...

The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself;...

The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself;...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

With the advent of genetic engineering the time required for the evolution of new species...

With the advent of genetic engineering the time required for the evolution of new species...

If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes...

If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes...

LIFE: Love, Intelligence, Fun, Evolution in that order.

LIFE: Love, Intelligence, Fun, Evolution in that order.

Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth...

Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth...

An honest observer of the evolution of conditions in Egypt would discover that terrorism is...

An honest observer of the evolution of conditions in Egypt would discover that terrorism is...

I was a young man with uninformed ideas. I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all...

I was a young man with uninformed ideas. I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all...

Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law.

Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law.

Any leader who doesn't support the heart of evolving humanity is not a leader worthy...

Any leader who doesn't support the heart of evolving humanity is not a leader worthy...

The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is...

The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is...

Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested, and therefore cannot be viewed as...

Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested, and therefore cannot be viewed as...

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed...

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success; they much oftener succeed...

If you gone come in second, you're just the first loser.

If you gone come in second, you're just the first loser.

Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions...

Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions...

Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change...

Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change...

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.