#ld

Evolution is true, it happens, it is the way the world is, and we too are one of its products. This does not mean that evolution does not have metaphysical implications; I remain convinced that this is the case. ↗

— Simon Conway Morris

#convinced #does #evolution #happens #i

'The Dictator' lands somewhere between wan Mel Brooks and good Adam Sandler, whose 'You Don't Mess With the Zohan,' about an Israeli Special Forces soldier at a hair salon, manages to strike better contrasts with vaguely similar culture differences - it's a nuttier movie, too. ↗

— Wesley Morris

#adam #adam sandler #better #between #brooks

The eighth gift is Imagination. May it nourish your visions and dreams. ↗

— Charlene Costanzo

#character-building #dreams #imagination #inspiration #self-worth

My piece in One World or None was the description of the effect of a single atomic bomb on New York City. ↗

— Philip Morrison

#atomic bomb #bomb #city #description #effect

Schools must stop being holding pens to keep energetic young people off the job market and off the streets. We stretch puberty out a long, long time. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#energetic #holding #job #keep #long

I am what you might call abstractly anti-capitalist. For instance, I am suspicious of the old leftists who focus all their hatred on the United States. What about Chinese neo-colonialism? Why are the left silent about that? When I say this, it annoys them, of course. Good! ↗

— Slavoj Zizek

#abstractly #am #annoys #call #chinese

Long hair is an unpardonable offense which should be punishable by death. ↗

— Steven Morrissey

#hair #long #long hair #offense #should

Not everybody is absolutely stupid. Why on earth would I be racist, what would I be trying to achieve? ↗

— Steven Morrissey

#achieve #earth #everybody #i #stupid

All the flower children were as alike as a congress of accountants and about as interesting. ↗

— John Mortimer

#accountants #alike #children #congress #flower

That so unlikely an outcome should accrue to a man possessed of such limited talent and so many flaws, and one lacking in a sense of ethics and decency was one of the bitter ironies of history. ↗

— William Thomas Green Morton

#decency #ethics #flaws #history #ironies