William Morton Quotes

#1. American naturalist William Morton Wheeler made the English term popular as the study of "habits and instincts."11

Frans De Waal

#2. advantageous decision making.

David Eagleman

#3. The spirit of deception, you see," Father Maximos explained, "has egotism and pride as its primary attribute.

Kyriacos C. Markides

#4. The state should, I think, be called 'anesthesia.' This signifies insensibility.

William Thomas Green Morton

#5. I find it difficult to believe that words have no meaning in themselves, hard as I try. Habits of a lifetime are not lightly thrown aside.

Stuart Chase

#6. I'm just a little old cartoonist, tryin' to make a buck.

Walter Lantz

#7. But if the ants are not despondent because they have failed to produce a new social invention or convention in 65 million years, why should we be discouraged because some of our institutions and castes have not been able to evolve a new idea in the past fifty centuries?

William Morton Wheeler

#8. The successful establishment of a buffer zone around Fort Carson will provide an example for other bases around the country as we seek to protect the training mission of the U.S. military while preserving critical habitats on our ranges.

Wayne Allard

#9. That so unlikely an outcome should accrue to a man possessed of such limited talent and so many flaws, and one lacking in a sense of ethics and decency was one of the bitter ironies of history.

William Thomas Green Morton

#10. Are you saying you don't love me?" Hazael asked Liraz. "Because I love you. I think." He paused in contemplation. "Oh. No. Never mind. That's fear.

Laini Taylor

#11. There's no crying in the rank book.

William Morton