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It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our lo

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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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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Lewis Thomas
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Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television. – Lewis Thomas

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War
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Lewis Thomas
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At this early stage in our evolution, now through our infancy and into our childhood and then, with luck, our growing up, what our species needs most of all, right now, is simply a future. – Lewis Thomas

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Future
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Lewis Thomas
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Other Quotes from
Family
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Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of who we can dare to be. – Elizabeth Fishel

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Family

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice and decision with regard to the size of the family must irrevocably rest with the family itself, and cannot be made by anyone else. – Garrett Hardin

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Family

The family is a haven in a heartless world. – Attributed to Christopher Lasch

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Family

I am a big fan of smelly cheeses but the rest of the family dont seem to be particularly keen on them. – Johnny Vegas

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Family

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After Freaks and Geeks, I dealt with several producers who wanted to cover up all my beauty marks, every single mole on my body. They tried to cover them on my first two episodes of Dawsons Creek, and it just looked ridiculous, so I had to put my foot down. But its not something Im insecure about. – Busy Philipps

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Beauty

In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. – Thomas Jefferson

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Integrity

Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord. Ecclesiasticus 15:9 – Bible

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Praise