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“I like to summarize what I regard as the pedestal-smashing messages of Darwin's revolution in the following statement, which might be chanted several times a day, like a Hare Krishna mantra, to encourage penetration into the soul: Humans are not the end result of predictable evolutionary progress, but rather a fortuitous cosmic afterthought, a tiny little twig on the enormously arborescent bush of life, which, if replanted from seed, would almost surely not grow this twig again, or perhaps any twig with any property that we would care to call consciousness.”

“It is no valid objection that science as yet throws no light on the far higher problem of the essence or origin of life. Who can explain gravity? No one now objects to following out the results consequent on this unknown element of attraction.”

Problem Light Results Objects Higher Elements Essence Following Attraction Gravity Objections Origin Of Life

Book:The Origin Of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition

Source: The Origin Of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition

“In every mutual fund prospectus, in every sales promotional folder, and in every mutual fund advertisement (albeit in print almost too small to read), the following warning appears: "Past performance is no guarantee of future results."”

Past Results Performances Investing Following Guarantees Fund Mutual Print Warning Advertisements Mutual Fund Folders

Author:Paul Samuelson

“Faith is the result of the act of the will, following upon a conviction that to believe is a duty.”

Believe Results Duty Following Conviction

Author:John Henry Newman

“The countries that have risen and separated out as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union are, on the whole, following freer economic policies. Most of these states have freer government and less restrictions on trade.”

Country States Whole Government Results Economic Policy Trade Unions Following Soviet Collapse Soviet Union Restriction Risen Economic Policy

Author:Milton Friedman