“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
“At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper. . . .” MenLittlesBitsDemocracyWalkingPaperLittle BitCrossesPaidBottomPencilsTributeLittle Man Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton