Phylogeny Recapitulates Quotes

#1. It's the rule, be nice!

Deyth Banger

#2. Technology has deprived the family of almost all its functions.

Charles A. Reich

#3. Dear V.,
I'm a terrible actor and this city is fucking freezing and I miss you.
- A.

Emily St. John Mandel

#4. If ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, then children are somewhat closer to our roots as primates in the arboreal forest. Humans appear to be the only primates that I know of that are afraid of heights. All other primates, when they're scared, they run up a tree, where they feel safe.

Richard Preston

#5. The desire of reward is one of the strongest incentives of human conduct; ... the best security for the fidelity of mankind is to make their interest coincide with their duty.

Alexander Hamilton

#6. It was difficult for her to preserve that haughty, sullen, and coldly indifferent demeanour that appears to be essential to the mannequin as she sails in with deliberate steps, turns round slowly and, with an air of contempt for the universe equalled only by the camel's, sails out.

W. Somerset Maugham

#7. The more technology becomes complicated inside, the more it has to be simple outside.

Derrick De Kerckhove