Lynn Margulis

Quotes

• “Of course, the plea for respect for nonhuman life goes far beyond the scientific delight of familiarity with our planet ...”
• “Despite our very recent appearance on the planet, humanity combines arrogance with increasing material demands, even as ...”
• “There is no scientific reason to think that we, even with space travel, are going to survive as a species for ever, cert...”
• “All living beings, not just animals, but plants and microorganisms, perceive. To survive, an organic being must perceive...”
• “I was taught over and over again that the accumulation of random mutations led to evolutionary change - led to new speci...”
• “Evolution is no linear family tree, but change in the single multidimensional being that has grown to cover the entire s...”
• “Life did not take over the world by combat,but by networking.”