Tag: Stephen Jay Gould

The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best – and therefore never scrutinize or question.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Stephen Jay Gould

The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our centrality in the cosmos.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Stephen Jay Gould

The true beauty of nature is her amplitude she exists neither for nor because of us, and possesses a staying power that all our nuclear arsenals cannot threaten (much as we can easily destroy our puny selves).

Quote, saying and phrase by: Stephen Jay Gould