Taxonomic Quotes

#1. Those objecting to the concept of race argue that the taxonomic definitions are arbitrary and subjective.

J. Philippe Rushton

#2. Darwin recognized the fact that paleontology then seemed to provide evidence against rather for evolution in general or the gradual origin of taxonomic categories in particular.

George Gaylord Simpson

#3. The trouble with taxonomic boxes is ... that that they tend to be empty, however beautiful they are on the outside.

Kenneth E. Boulding

#4. This leads me to ask how it came to be that Pluto is Mickey's dog, but Mickey is not Pluto's mouse. Something is awry in the taxonomic class of mammals in the Disney universe. I

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

#5. John?
As it was dark he whistled a what.
You are such a male of worth, you know that. You really are.

J.R. Ward

#6. It is a sin to do less than your best.

Bob Jones, Sr.

#7. You can celebrate the female form in comfort. We left corsets behind in the dark ages, so why bring them back now?

L'Wren Scott

#8. I do think trying to live each day as a bunch of moral occasions, did I live up to what I would hope, and, if I didn't, what can I do tomorrow to be a little better, I do think we can improve. We get better at life as we get older.

David Brooks

#9. Men, you don't have to curse God openly to despise Him. All you need to do is tell Him that you don't think much of Him by giving Him your leftovers.

Tony Evans

#10. The pen is the lever that moves the world.

Thomas De Witt Talmage

#11. I hadn't watched any Hitchcock movies when I made 'Tom at the Farm,' except for 'Vertigo' when I was 8 years old. I don't have a sophisticated film knowledge, but I have seen the legacy of classic movies in broader entertainment.

Xavier Dolan

#12. The pouches under his eyes were like purses that contained the smuggled memories of a disappointing life.

Graham Greene

#13. So then, give back to Caesar what is his, and give back to God what belongs to God. That is the zealot argument in its simplest, most concise form. And it seems to be enough for the authorities in Jerusalem to immediately label Jesus as lestes. A bandit. A zealot.

Reza Aslan

#14. I love you like a river that begins as a solitary trickle in the mountains and gradually grows and joins other rivers until, after a certain point, it can flow around any obstacle in order to get where it wants.

Paulo Coelho

#15. Writing helps me create a different world that I can escape to.

Ashwin Sanghi

#16. You've missed a lot of things. But mostly I think you've missed several opportunities to leave. Let me assist you to the door so that you won't miss this next one.

Victoria Laurie

#17. A man is judged by his friends, for the wise and the foolish have never agreed.

Baltasar Gracian

#18. And I want us to be happy again." "You already said that." "Yeah," she said, "but I figure it's worth repeating." "Well, it must be working," he said, tightening his arms around her. "I don't know about you, but I feel about a million times happier already.

Jennifer E. Smith

#19. The main trouble with Hollywood is that the guys you have to pitch to, the guys who run the studios, are all business school grads.

Terry Zwigoff