#verge

Of course the orders all converge backward in time, to different degrees. ↗

— George G. Simpson

#converge #course #degrees #different #orders

Splitting and gradual divergence of genera is exemplified very well and in a large variety of organisms. ↗

— George G. Simpson

#exemplified #genera #gradual #large #organisms

It is a distortion, with something profoundly disloyal about it, to picture the human being as a teetering, fallible contraption, always needing watching and patching, always on the verge of flapping to pieces. ↗

— Lewis Thomas

#always #being #disloyal #distortion #fallible

I was a very early believer in the idea of convergence. ↗

— Jean-Marie Messier

#convergence #early #i #idea #very

Sorry, am I being rude?" she asks. "I'm used to saying whatever is on my mind. Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging ↗

— Veronica Roth

#divergent #quote #deception

A brick could be used to represent my hero. My hero obviously doesn’t look like a brick, but since he is my hero I decided to represent him as more handsome and interesting than he really is. Who’s my hero? Any member of Congress. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#brick-and-blanket-iq-test #brick-and-blanket-test #brick-and-blanket-uses #divergence-test #iq-test

Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture. ↗

— Ibrahim Babangida

#debate #divergence #enrich #history #only

Nobody should have to be a systems integrator to make a convergence network work in their home. ↗

— Steve Case

#home #make #network #nobody #should

But despite historic levels of obstruction, President Obama was able to bring the economy back from the verge of a second Great Depression. ↗

— Steny Hoyer

#back #bring #depression #despite #economy

Our country also hungers for leadership to ensure the long-term survival of our Social Security system. With 70 million baby boomers in this country on the verge of retirement, we need to take action to shore up the system. ↗

— Kay Bailey Hutchison

#also #baby #baby boomers #boomers #country