Marriage probably originated as a straightforward food-for-sex deal among foraging primates. Compatibility was not a big issue, nor, of course, was there any tension over who would control the remote. —Barbara Ehrenreich More about this quote Tags: history marriage evolution primates Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The fossil record implies trial and error, an inability to anticipate the future, features inconsistent with an efficient Great Designer. —Carl Sagan in Cosmos More about this quote Tags: God evolution paleontology Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Deep down, all of us are probably aware that some kind of mystical evolution is our true task. Yet we suppress the notion with considerable force because to admit it is to admit that most of our political gyrations, religious dogmas, social ambitions, and financial ploys are not merely counterproductive but trivial. —Tom Robbins More about this quote Tags: politics reality religion dogma purpose change ambition evolution triviality counterproductive Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? —Milton Berle More about this quote Tags: evolution mothers Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Revolutions are not made: they come. A revolution is as natural a growth as an oak. It comes out of the past. Its foundations are laid far back. —Wendell Phillips More about this quote Tags: past growth evolution revolution Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email