Quotes by : Lewis Thomas

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

The uniformity of the earth's life, more astonishing than its diversity, is accountable by the high probability....

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....

Not all social animals are social with the same degree of commitment. In some species, the members are....

It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening....

The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with behaviour....

We are, perhaps uniquely among the earth’s creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives,....

All of today's DNA, strung through all the cells of the earth, is simply an extension and elaboration....

The dilemma of modern medicine, and the underlying central flaw in medical education and, most of all,....