“Life's Solution builds a forceful case for the predictability of evolutionary outcomes, not in terms of genetic details but rather their broad phenotypic manifestations. The case rests on a remarkable compilation of examples of convergent evolution, in which two or more lineages have independently evolved similar structures and functions.” TwoTermCasesExampleEvolutionSolutionsFunctionStructureDetailsManifestationOutcomesRemarkableBroadsLineagePredictabilityCompilationStructure And Function Author:Simon Conway Morris
“His doctors said he was, in many ways, the most remarkable patient they'd ever seen. His bravery, so stark and real, that even those used to seeing people in dire circumstances were moved by his example.” PeopleWaySaidRealUsedSeeingExampleCircumstancesDoctorsBaseballBraveryMovedPatientRemarkableStarks Author:Bob Costas
“As president, I watched in wonder as Nelson Mandela had the remarkable capacity to forgive his jailers following 26 years of wrongful imprisonment - setting a powerful example of redemption and grace for us all.” YearsPresidentPowerfulWonderGraceExampleCapacityForgivingFollowingSettingSettingsRedemptionRemarkableImprisonmentNelsonJailer Author:George H. W. Bush
“Ice is remarkable in many ways. A simple experiment one can do at home is to add salt to an amount of water in different concentrations. For example, one can mimic the concentration of the ocean, or one can make it even saltier.” WayDifferentHomeWaterCan DoSimpleExampleAmountOceanAddExperimentsIceRemarkableConcentrationSalt Author:Ira Flatow
“Iraqi fighters on the front lines, You courageous officers and soldiers who have been fighting valiantly and efficiently - you have restored the glories of your great Iraq. You have proved that you are the true descendants of those great fighters throughout the ages. You have given the most remarkable example of Arab military power, of which the Arab nation is in need today and tomorrow in its struggle to maintain its existence and integrity, and to restore its usurped rights and territories.” NeedsHas BeensAgeTodayFightingGivenNationsLinesExistenceStruggleRightsMilitaryFrontsExampleTomorrowIntegrityGlorySoldierIraqFighterRemarkableCourageousTerritoryOfficersDescendantsMilitary PowerToday And Tomorrow Author:Saddam Hussein
“Antarctica, one of the things that was so remarkable about it was that the ice itself is a kind of pure geometry, so say, for example, if I was facing someone wearing I don't know, a Joy Division t-shirt with the mountains on it or something like that.” IfsKnowsKindJoyExamplePureMountainIceShirtsRemarkableDivisionT ShirtGeometryAntarcticaJoy Division Author:DJ Spooky
“I've learned a lot during my years on the 3rd Circuit, particularly, I think, about the way in which a judge should go about the work of judging. I've learned by doing, by sitting on all of these cases. And I think I've also learned from the examples of some really remarkable colleagues.” ThinkingWayShouldYearsCasesExampleJudgingSittingI've LearnedRemarkableColleaguesCircuits Author:Samuel Alito