The rules of the universe that we think we know are buried deep in our processes of perception.

What is the pattern that connects the crab to the lobster and the primrose to the orchid, and all of them to me, and me to you?

The world is indeed only a small tide pool; disturb one part and the rest is threatened.

Every move we make in fear of the next war in fact hastens it.

Multiple descriptions are better than one.

Evolution has long been badly taught. In particular, students - and even professional biologists - acquire theories of evolution without any deep understanding of what problem these theories attempt to solve. They learn but little of the evolution of evolutionary theory.

A man walking is never in balance, but always correcting for imbalance.