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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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It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. – Lewis Thomas

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Statistically, the probability of any of us being here is so small that youd think the mere fact of existing would keep us all in contented dazzlement of surprise. – Lewis Thomas

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A multitude of bees can tell the time of day, calculate the geometry of the suns position, argue about the best location for the next swarm. Bees do a lot of close observing of other bees maybe they know what follows stinging and do it anyway. – Lewis Thomas

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Family quarrels are bitter things. They dont go according to any rules. Theyre not like aches or wounds, theyre more like splits in the skin that wont heal because theres not enough material. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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I have to make it my job to be careful with my family. – Liam Neeson

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We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument. – Lawrence Welk

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When there is time to think about cricket, I think but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well. – Sachin Tendulkar

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