“Can I pay any higher tribute to a man [George Gaylord Simpson] than to state that his work both established a profession and sowed the seeds for its own revision? If Simpson had reached final truth, he either would have been a priest or would have chosen a dull profession. The history of life cannot be a dull profession.” IfsMenLifeHas BeensStatesSciencePayHigherFinalsSeedsProfessionChosenDullPriestsTributeRevisionHistory Of Life Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“Those who are skilled in archery bend their bow only when they are preparing to use it; when they do not require it, they allow it to remain unbent, for otherwise it would remain unserviceable when the time for using it arrived. So it is with man. If he were to devote himself unceasingly to a dull round of business, without breaking the monotony by cheerful amusements, he would fall imperceptibly into idiocy, or be struck by paralysis” IfsMenUseFallBusinessRoundsDullBowsPreparingCheerfulAmusementMonotonyParalysisIdiocyArchery Author:Herodotus
“The idea of Utopia is mischievous as well as unrealistic. And dull, to boot. Man is born pushing and shoving as the sparks fly upward.” MenWellsIdeasBornDullPushingSparksBootsUtopiaMischievous Author:David Lilienthal