George Gaylord Simpson Quotes

Man is the result of a purposeless and materialistic process that did not have him in mind. He was not planned.

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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There's just so many things I wanna do. At the end of the day, I wanna be happy.

Jessica Lowndes

DayHappyBe HappyEndThingsJust

The price of self-empowerment is what I call it. Somebody who thinks outside the box.

Andrew McCarthy

PriceOutsideBoxCallSomebodyWho

I think what people are looking for right now is not the kind of pizzazz and pop that perhaps we thought we got in 2008. Certainly, President Obama offered that. What they want now is someone who can work closely with Congress and get things done.

Rob Portman

WorkPeopleLookingThinkThought

Really, a wedding is the first and biggest party people throw in their lifetime, so there's a lot of challenges and a lot of pressure.

Ron Ben-Israel

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Every role that you play comes with its own set of challenges.

Mireille Enos

ChallengesYouPlayOwnRoleSet

I find most 'sacred music' pretty dismal.

Dick Cavett

MusicFindPrettySacredMost

It's important for Americans to know what the guys fighting the wars have been experiencing, not just from the perspective of a talking-head politician or a four-star general.

Brandon Webb

PerspectiveFightingKnowImportant

I don't see how I ever could have thought that having an all-white crew for a special about race would be OK.

Brett Gelman

ThoughtSpecialRaceSeeCrewWould

I was actually under a lot of heaviness when I was younger. I thought of myself as an old soul. I was very obsessed with death. Basically, I didn't really have a youth - I sublimated all that into my identity and my music.

Ariel Pink

MusicMyselfSoulDeathIdentity

If everyone invested in the neighborhood they lived in, the United States would be a magical place.

Anthony Mackie

PlaceEveryoneLivedMagicalUnited

Culture is a fluid, ongoing process. People tend to look at culture in a fixed time but it's constantly moving and evolving, as is the conversation between Americans and Cubans.

Arturo O'Farrill

TimeCulturePeopleMovingLook

I'm a Midwesterner by birth, and when I traveled there, when I was young, most of the small towns were thriving, vibrant places.

Philip Caputo

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