Stephen Jay Gould Quotes

Contrary to current cynicism about past golden ages, the abstraction known as 'the intelligent layperson' does exist - in the form of millions of folks with a passionate commitment to continuous learning.

Stephen Jay Gould

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LearningCommitmentPastGolden

I understand it's difficult but you've got to think about yourself, you know, and not just follow the crowd.

Jermain Defoe

YourselfThinkYouKnowUnderstand

The best shows I play, I almost don't even remember off the stage.

Jenny Lewis

BestRememberPlayStageOffAlmost

Sentencing a political opponent to death after a show trial is no different to taking him out on the street and shooting him. In fact, it is worse because using the court system as a tool of state repression makes a mockery of the rule of law.

Amal Clooney

DeathLawPoliticalStreetShooting

I don't like to be the only person talking in a room.

Travis Fimmel

TalkingPersonRoomOnlyLike

I don't use a pen. I write with a goose quill dipped in venom.

Jay Dratler

PenWriteGooseVenomUseI Write

Oh, I do get lonely, yes.

Courteney Cox

LonelyYesGetOh

Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped.

Bob Woodward

FailureMistakeEarlyCountryError

Films have never shown the kind of relationship that can exist between two women.

Brigitte Bardot

WomenRelationshipKindNeverTwo

If you just, pretty much, take a random 15-month-old, just sit and watch them for 10 minutes and count out how many experiments, how much thinking you see going on, and it will put the most brilliant scientist to shame.

Alison Gopnik

RandomThinkingYouWillBrilliant

We grow up, and we need to confront a society to be fit in.

Twinkle Khanna

SocietyGrowGrow UpNeedUpFit

All my life, I've felt people are looking at me. So, when I became known, it was like, 'I'm not imagining this any more. People genuinely are staring at me. Oh, Christ, now they're coming over!'

Martin Freeman

LifePeopleMeLookingMy LifeNow

I know that sometimes the chemistry just isn't there between the model, photographer, hair and make-up. It's nobody's fault and you just have to do better next time.

Linda Evangelista

TimeHairBetterYouKnowSometimes

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