Stephen Jay Gould Quotes

The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our centrality in the cosmos.

Stephen Jay Gould

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 10, 1941 - May 20, 2002

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ArroganceImportantHumanConvictions

The scariest thing is to go into a new situation for myself, and yet I have a job where I do that every few months, meet a hundred new people, and then have to perform in a very highly pressurized environment.

John Cho

MyselfJobPeopleEnvironmentMeet

Warren Moon and Doug Williams really didn't run that much. That's the negative stereotype when it comes to African-American quarterbacks, that most of us just run. Those guys threw it around. I like to think I can throw it around a little bit.

Robert Griffin III

MoonNegativeThinkI CanRunUs

Trying to overcome addiction is one of the hardest things for a person to do. And the fact that I had to do it under the scrutiny of tabloid press at first made it seem even more difficult. But in fact, it oddly ended up being a plus. Because of the tabloid stuff, it wasn't like I could walk into a bar and order a drink.

Matthew Perry

WalkTryingPersonAddictionDrink

You obviously don't really forget how to play the old songs; you just don't have to spend so much time convincing yourself that you remember them. Way less mental energy is spent swimming around in lyrics you've already written and chords you've already played.

Jeff Tweedy

TimeYourselfSwimmingEnergyYou

The play is not in the words, it's in you!

Stella Adler

WordsYouPlay

I wear tennis shoes over and over again, and my black jacket. I always try to be comfortable. It's very important to me to wear comfortable shoes, which are hard to find - beautiful and comfortable at the same time.

Stephanie Sigman

BeautifulTimeShoesMeBlackFind

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

Soren Kierkegaard

PatienceWhereReapCannotNecessary

The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends.

Shirley Knight

WomenPeopleYouSecretShareYour

My head is pretty small.

Torrey Smith

SmallHeadPretty

The greatest threat that the world faces is a nuclear Iran. A nuclear North Korea is already troubling enough.

Mitt Romney

WorldEnoughGreatestFacesThreat

I think everything's fair in art and how you perceive a character.

Juan Pablo Di Pace

CharacterArtThinkYouFairHow

Jeanne Moreau, Lauren Bacall, they had this unconventional beauty, this amazing charisma.

Josephine de La Baume

BeautyAmazingUnconventionalLauren

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