#species

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#call #contradictions #new #new testament #religion

The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay. ↗

— Martin Luther

#clay #consulted #continue #generation #god

When I realized, in 1978, that Lucy did represent a new species of human ancestor, and that I had an opportunity to name this new species, I realized this was a revolutionary step in understanding human origins. ↗

— Donald Johanson

#had #human #i #lucy #name

Humanity is quite a unique species, since it is the only one with the means to wipe itself out. ↗

— Ramman Kenoun

#itself #means #only #out #quite

For the female of the species is more deadly than the male. ↗

— Rudyard Kipling

#female #male #more #species #than

The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being, the American wants to be considered a good guy. ↗

— Louis Kronenberger

#being #considered #englishman #gentleman #good

Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become. ↗

— Jean Rostand

#become #destined #equal #man #origin

Sight and touch, being thus increased in capacity, might belong to some species far superior to man; or rather the human species would be far different had all the senses been thus improved. ↗

— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

#being #belong #capacity #different #far

People will be fascinated. We will think of each other in a far more homogeneous way, because we will know that there is something that is different from us. And when we say 'us,' it will mean as a species. ↗

— Dwight Schultz

#different #each #far #fascinated #homogeneous

Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#human species #including #indifferent #nature #species