Cuvier had preceded Lamarck in specifying the kinds and degrees of variation, which his own observations and critical judgment of the reports of others led him to admit.

No naturalist has devoted more painstaking attention to the structure of the barnacles than Mr. Darwin.

What is the worth of anything, But for the happiness 'twill bring?

The relationship between a Russian and a bottle of vodka is almost mystical.

But, as we have before been led to remark, most of Mr. Darwin's statements elude, by their vagueness and incompleteness, the test of Natural History facts.

That the variability of an organism to a certain extent is a constant and certain condition of life we admit, otherwise there would be no distinguishable individuals of a species.

Manifold subsequent experience has led to a truer appreciation and a more moderate estimate of the importance of the dependence of one living being upon another.

Every step in the progress of this study has tended to obliterate the technical barriers by which logicians have sought to separate the inquiries relating to the several parts of man's nature.

Homologue. The same organ in different animals under every variety of form and function.

Analogue. A part or organ in one animal which has the same function as another part or organ in a different animal.

Mr. Darwin refers to the multitude of the individual of every species, which, from one cause or another, perish either before, or soon after attaining maturity.

Only you are responsible for your life and for your life and making it a happy life

Half of what we do depends on how smart we are, the other half depends upon how we do it

The more you read, the more you will write. The better the stuff you read, the better the stuff you will write.

Sadness is more or less like a head cold - with patience, it passes. Depression is like cancer.

We cannot erase the past, but we can accept it as history.

We could all use a little coaching. When you're playing the game, it's hard to think of everything.

I don't believe in destroying GOOD mysteries or adding to BAD reputations.

I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.

We are not at the mercy of events that transpired in our childhood unless we believe we are.

The biggest hindrance to learning is fear of showing one's self a fool.