George Gaylord Simpson Quotes

Almost all paleontologists recognize that the discovery of a complete transition is in any case unlikely.

George Gaylord Simpson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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Introduced to this world in Llandyssul, Cardiganshire, Wales, November 14, 1843, I celebrated my first anniversary by landing at Castle Garden, in New York City.

Jenkin Lloyd Jones

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This is a privilege, what we get to do. To be able to tell stories. It's a luxury. So I have a business-like approach to it, the same way I had with football.

John David Washington

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The government should not have the right to force you to participate in some type of behavior that is going to conflict with your conscience rights, and if it does or potentially does, you should have the ability to have access to courts, and currently, that's not necessarily the case.

John Fleming

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How can you say when you're attracted to something? It's not easy to articulate my tastes.

Jeff Goldblum

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Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

John W. Gardner

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Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime.

Alphonse Allais

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I chose to not wear a wire and tape people. I chose to not get immunity until - were accepted, whatever - until the independent counsel's office was comfortable with what I said was the truth.

Monica Lewinsky

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There's been a lot of champions before me, and I'm sure there will be ahead of me.

Lizzie Armitstead

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People think I'm kind and considerate and that I listen and evaluate and give each party a chance to talk. The public's perception of judges seems to be improving because of what I'm doing, and that makes me happy.

Joseph Wapner

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I try to practice mindfulness at all times, including the times where I'm nervous and I'm stressed.

Christen Press

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I never really thought about myself being in really big movies at all. In fact, I always though I'd do, I don't know, smaller movies is not quite the right word, but more character-oriented, dramatic things. I took myself a little bit seriously.

Chris Pine

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I do have a responsibility, but I would make the most boring films in the world if I woke up every morning worrying about my social responsibility.

Sydney Pollack

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