Quotes by Extinction Deeper than temperature and the extinction of the polar bear is the idea that we all share this beautiful, ailing planet, Democrats and Republicans alike. Sheryl Crow extinctionbeautifulideas Precise adaptation, with each part finely honed to perform a definite function in an optimal way, can only lead to blind alleys, dead ends, and extinction. Stephen Jay Gould extinctionblindway Australia has one of the worst mammalian extinction rates in the world. Steve Irwin extinctionaustraliaworld It is even harder to realize that this present universe has evolved from an unspeakably unfamiliar early condition, and faces a future extinction of endless cold or intolerable heat. The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it seems pointless. Steven Weinberg extinctionfuturescience Humans have made a huge hole in nature in the last 10,000 years. [With de-extinction,] we have the ability now, and maybe the moral obligation, to repair some of the damage. Stewart Brand extinctionlastsyears The problems of this world are only truly solved in two ways: by extinction or duplication. Susan Sontag extinctiontwoworld I do not think that the government, under the guise of some phony, alarmist, pseudo-scientific rhetoric, should attempt to control the evolution of consciousness. After all, if these things truly are consciousness-expanding, it doesn't take too much intelligence to realize that it is the absence of consciousness that is causing our flirtation with extinction and planetary disaster. Terence McKenna extinctiongovernmentthinking On an overcrowded planet where more species slip toward extinction every day, should one species have the right to multiply and consume at will, even as it nudges others to oblivion? Thomas French nudgeextinctionoblivion A blaze of love and extinction, was better than a lantern glimmer of the same which should last long years. Thomas Hardy extinctionlongyears The physical extinction of the human race is one possibility. Vernor Vinge extinctionpossibilityrace For the complete extinction of the state, complete Communism is necessary. Vladimir Lenin extinctioncommunismcommunication Its haunting to realize that half of the languages of the world are teetering on the brink of extinction. Wade Davis extinctionhauntinghalf We have no ethical obligation to preserve the different breeds of livestock produced through selective breeding One generation and out. We have no problems with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding. Wayne Pacelle extinctiongenerationsanimal We have no problem with the extinction of domestic animals. Wayne Pacelle extinctionproblemanimal Land bridges were everywhere during the extinction, many species were spreading, and there were many diseases. Robert T. Bakker diseasesextinctionlandbridges Shouldn't the cascades of extinction and rapid planetary warming register in our literature? Lydia Millet ourextinctionregisterliterature The threat of extinction is more real than many realise. And the damage done to elephants directly leads to destruction of the ecosystem. Li Bingbing moreextinctiondonereal Humans regard animals as worthy of protection only when they are on the verge of extinction. Paul Craig Roberts animalsonlyextinctionworthy I cannot concur with those who advocate saving gorillas from extinction by killing and capturing more free-living individuals only to exhibit them in confinement. Dian Fossey moreonlywhoextinction Once again, stock markets have been threatened with extinction for almost 75 years, and I have found that stock markets are harder to kill than roaches. Arthur Levitt againextinctionfoundyears«12345»
