George Gaylord Simpson Quotes

Certainly paleontologists have found samples of an extremely small fraction, only, of the earth's extinct species, and even for groups that are most readily preserved and found as fossils they can never expect to find more than a fraction.

George Gaylord Simpson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 16, 1902 - October 6, 1984

Topics

SmallFindEarthMoreNeverExpect

Ronald Reagan was older than I was when he ran for president.

Jesse Jackson

PresidentOlderThanHeRanReagan

When I talk about work or my take on life, all the joyfulness and excitement never seem to make it in.

Andrea Riseborough

LifeWorkExcitementTalkNever

The great majority of men, especially in France, both desire and possess a fashionable woman, much in the way one might own a fine horse - as a luxury befitting a young man.

Stendhal

GreatMenWomanManHorseLuxury

I'd say the most dangerous thing I've ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand.

Simon Cowell

DangerousDoneSayJumpingThailand

A successful competition for me is always going out there and putting 100 percent into whatever I'm doing. It's not always winning. People, I think, mistake that it's just winning. Sometimes it could be, but for me, it's hitting the best sets I can, gaining confidence, and having a good time and having fun.

Simone Biles

GoodConfidenceTimeBestFunMe

As an actor, I love a challenge.

Tom Holland

LoveChallengeActorI Love

Portland doesn't read like a basketball town, unless you remember what the NBA was like before it exploded into the mainstream in the Eighties: back when cities like Seattle, Baltimore, and Philadelphia moved the needle.

Rowan Ricardo Phillips

BasketballRememberYouBackSeattle

I'll take a certain concern of my own or a situation and try to frame it around a fictional story, but sometimes just straight-up autobiographical songs work well, and sometimes a story is better. I like stories. I like to hear them. I don't think there are enough of them in songs anymore.

Jason Isbell

WorkStoryThinkBetterEnoughTry

I can say this, now that my own beloved and irreplaceable parents are gone: George and Barbara Bush are parents anyone would kill to have.

Christopher Buckley

ParentsI CanNowSayMy OwnOwn

Something about cactuses and rock music is a good combination.

Brad Paisley

GoodMusicRockRock MusicSomething

Comic-book movies are mythology, in a way, and there are a lot more parallels in them with what's going on in the real world than people want to discuss.

Sebastian Stan

PeopleWorldWantMoviesWayMore

How do you deliver the best possible and affordable health care to maximize health?

Todd Park

HealthBestCareYouPossibleHow

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