Quote by Lewis Thomas
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It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks we still share genes around, and the resemblance of the enzymes of grasses to those of whales is in fact a family resemblance. – Lewis Thomas

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The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand. – Lewis Thomas

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Language
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I dont want to be reincarnated, thats for sure. When youve had rewarding experiences in your life – a loving family, friends – you dont need additional reassurances that youre going to do something with a new cast of characters. Id just as soon pass. – Lewis Thomas

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Family
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I wont compare ants and people, but ants give us a useful model of how single members of a community can become so organized that they end up resembling, in effect, one big collective brain. Our own exploding population and communication technology are leading us that way. – Lewis Thomas

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communication
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Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account. – Chris Christie

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There arent a lot of ironclad rules of family life, but heres one: No matter how much your parents deny it – and heres betting they deny it a lot – they have a favorite child. And if youre a parent, so do you. – Jeffrey Kluger

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I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap. – Rodney Dangerfield

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God created the family to provide the maximum love and support and morality and example that one can imagine. – Jerry Falwell

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Im tempted by everything. My husband makes fun of me because every day its a new food that I love. I have a weakness for butterscotch pudding, ice cream in any flavor and dark chocolate, although thats one thing I do keep in my house – 70% dark chocolate. – Gail Simmons

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I kept saying that Id never live in L.A., and I didnt think I would. But thats where the work is, and I ended up making a lot of friends there, and my old friends moved out to Los Angeles too. And also, I think when youre famous, its hard to live in a small town. – John Cusack

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There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappiness if allowed to grow. – Dorothea Brande

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There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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