The world, unfortunately, rarely matches our hopes and consistently refuses to behave — Stephen Jay Gould
Darwinian natural selection only yields adaptation to changing local environments, and better — Stephen Jay Gould
I can envision observations and experiments that would disprove any evolutionary theory — Stephen Jay Gould
Fundamentalism is rigorously and systematically used to indoctrinate and subjugate young minds. — Stephen Jay Gould
The equation of evolution with progress represents our strongest cultural impediment to — Stephen Jay Gould
We can now determine, easily and relatively cheaply, the detailed chemical architecture — Stephen Jay Gould
Evolution is an inference from thousands of independent sources, the only conceptual — Stephen Jay Gould
Always be suspicious of conclusions that reinforce uncritical hope and follow comforting — Stephen Jay Gould
If new species arise very rapidly in small, peripherally isolated local populations, — Stephen Jay Gould
Contingency is rich and fascinating; it embodies an exquisite tension between the — Stephen Jay Gould
All evolutionary biologists know that variation itself is nature’s only irreducible essence… — Stephen Jay Gould