Standard Evolutionary Theory

Famous quotes containing the words standard, evolutionary and/or theory:

    “Neither I nor anyone else knows what a standard is. We all recognize a dishonorable act, but have no idea what honor is.”
    —Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

    “The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.”
    —Stanley Weiser, U.S. screenwriter, and Oliver Stone. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas)

    “Lucretius
    Sings his great theory of natural origins and of wise conduct; Plato
    smiling carves dreams, bright cells
    Of incorruptible wax to hive the Greek honey.”
    —Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)