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A rill in a barnyard and the Grand Canyon represent, in the main, stages of valley erosion that began some millions of years apart. — George Gaylord Simpson

The argument from absence of transitional types boils down to the striking fact that such types are always lacking unless they have been found. — George Gaylord Simpson

I felt more than ever the necessity of my mission. But I went home out of spirits, I hardly know why. I must work by myself all life long. — Elizabeth Blackwell

That was before I had my coffee. I'm not responsible for any information delivered pre-caffeine. — Irene Hannon

Fate was playing my hand for me and for once in my life I knew better than not to go ahead and let it. — Elaine Dundy

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

I think it'd be pretty cool to fly. Actually, I'd like to be Language Gal. My super power is that I can speak every language. — Ilana Glazer

When all else is lost and gone forever, there is yearning. Only desire trumps time. — Charles Frazier

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

A blunt blade is more dangerous than a sharp one — Ray Mears

I've changed my mind about the interview. I shall never give interviews. — Maude Adams

I have a debt, a loyalty to the museum; the best place for me to do what I wanted to do. — George Gaylord Simpson

Forgiveness isn't a gift we give the offender. It's something we do for ourselves. — Debbie Macomber

You don't have to stay where you are; you can make a change. — Melissa Peterman

Splitting and gradual divergence of genera is exemplified very well and in a large variety of organisms. — George Gaylord Simpson

One might open the book idly, but one never knows what treasures one might find. — Julie Klassen

She was my heart, and I guard what's there. Nobody takes it away from me. — Stephen King

Change is your friend not your foe, change is a brilliant opportunity to grow. — Simon T. Bailey

Now we do have many examples of transitional sequences. — George Gaylord Simpson

Species evolve exactly as if they were adapting as best they could to a changing world, and not at all as if they were moving toward a set goal. — George Gaylord Simpson

The search for historical laws is, I maintain, mistaken in principle. — George Gaylord Simpson

It is now firmly established that ontogeny does not repeat phylogeny — George Gaylord Simpson

From horses we may learn not only about the horse itself but also about animals in general, indeed about ourselves and about life as a whole. — George Gaylord Simpson

My baby she'll take a chance, my baby got a brand new dance, Wango Tango, Wango Tango. — Ted Nugent

I don't know where to put whales. I'm sticking them here, but I don't have any reason for it. — George Gaylord Simpson

Of course the orders all converge backward in time, to different degrees. — George Gaylord Simpson

(By the way, I would not recommend stuffing your pillow with vulture feathers. They're not very comfy.) — Rick Riordan