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Lewis Thomas quotes

American Scientist November 25, 1913 – December 3, 1993

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The oldest, easiest to swallow idea was that the earth was man's personal property, a combination of garden, zoo, bank vault, and energy source, placed at our disposal to be consumed, ornamented, or pulled apart as we wished. Lewis Thomas
Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that you'd think the mere fact of existing would keep us all in a contented dazzlement of surprise. Lewis Thomas
Lewis Thomas quote: "The greatest of all the accomplishments of 20th century..."
The greatest of all the accomplishments of 20th century science has been the discovery of human ignorance Lewis Thomas
Lewis Thomas quote: "The great thing about human language is that it prevents us..."
The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand. Lewis Thomas
The future is too interesting and dangerous to be entrusted to any predictable, reliable agency. We need all the fallibility we can get. Most of all, we need to preserve the absolute unpredictability and total improbability of our connected minds. Lewis Thomas
Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that the mere fact of our existence should keep us all in a state of contented dazzlement. Lewis Thomas
Lewis Thomas quote: "Human language... prevents us from sticking to the matter at..."
Human language... prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand. Lewis Thomas
Lewis Thomas quote: "The future is too interesting and dangerous to be entrusted to..."
The future is too interesting and dangerous to be entrusted to any predictable, reliable agency. Lewis Thomas
Lewis Thomas quote: "We are built to make mistakes, coded for error."
We are built to make mistakes, coded for error. Lewis Thomas
Lewis Thomas quote: "We leave traces of ourselves wherever we go, on whatever we..."
We leave traces of ourselves wherever we go, on whatever we touch. Lewis Thomas
If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself and not try to fob it off on anon., or on society. Lewis Thomas

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