Stephen Jay Gould Quotes

The more important the subject and the closer it cuts to the bone of our hopes and needs, the more we are likely to err in establishing a framework for analysis.

Stephen Jay Gould

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ImportantMoreBoneAnalysisHopes

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely - the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears - when you give your whole attention to it.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

HeartMindUnderstandingAttention

As a teenager, I spent my days at the beach and nights cooking in Long Island restaurants.

Andrew Zimmern

BeachCookingLongIslandDays

Adversity is an opportunity for growth. And an opportunity to really know who your friends are.

Megyn Kelly

GrowthAdversityOpportunityFriends

Before I broke my back, I was really looking forward to playing hockey at the University of Michigan. That was my biggest goal.

Max Aaron

Looking ForwardLookingForwardGoal

I like down-to-earth people.

Amos Lee

PeopleLikeDown-To-Earth

Prison make you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster.

Suge Knight

CharacterPeoplePrisonBetterJudge

People like Prince or Madonna, they're kind of superhuman. You can't imagine them burning their toast, and there's something really exciting about that.

Shura

PeopleYouKindImagineSomething

As soon as I get my car I think I'll be going to the cinema more. Since I don't go very often, there are no films that are a must see at the moment. I usually wait till they come out on DVD.

Tom Felton

CarMomentWaitThinkCinemaGo

The monastery of Christ in the Desert had its resident hermit, Brother Xavier, chosen after years of devotion and service, a monk so trusted and experienced that he qualified by Benedictine standards to be sent to the front lines in the fight against the devil.

Michael Paterniti

ServiceFightBrotherDesertDevil

It's weird to get asked questions that I don't know the answers to... But I like getting questions I don't know the answer to because maybe it's the first time I've been asked to articulate these things.

Lucy Dacus

TimeWeirdQuestionsKnowFirst Time

Every one of the songs was based around picking an acoustic guitar. That was part of the concept from the beginning, that the tempos were going to go from slow to almost mid-tempo.

Jules Shear

BeginningSlowGuitarGoGoing

I have - and this isn't a thing I talk about often - a decent set of legs. There's an unexpected musculature that lends them a healthy shape.

Josh Gondelman

UnexpectedHealthyLegsTalkShape

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