Quotes by : Lewis Thomas

Perhaps it is in this respect that language differs most sharply from other biologic systems for communication.....

...the life of the planet began the long, slow process of modulating and regulating the physical conditions....

Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that the mere fact of our existence....

We're as clever as we think we are, but we'll be a lot cleverer when we learn to use not just one brain....

The greatest of all the accomplishments of 20th century science has been the discovery of human ignorance....

It is in our genes to understand the universe if we can, to keep trying even if we cannot, and to be....

The capacity to blunder slightly is the real marvel of DNA. Without this special attribute, we would....

I won't compare ants and people, but ants give us a useful model of how single members of a community....

Doctors, dressed up in one professional costume or another, have been in busy practice since the earliest....

It is hard to feel affection for something as totally impersonal as the atmosphere, and yet there it....