Species Quotes

Capt. James T. Kirk: We’re a most promising species, Mr. Spock, as predators go. Did you know that?
Capt. James T. Kirk: I don’t. Not any more. And maybe in a thousand years or so, we’ll be able to prove it.

Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘Arena’.

All laws are an attempt to domesticate the natural ferocity of the species.

– John W. Gardner

A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.

– J. Philippe Rushton

We are a complex species to observe.

– Jasmine Guy

Closely related species of birds are also chromosomally similar.

– Peter R. Grant

We are a very, very unusual species.

– Richard Dawkins

We observe closely related species in sympatry and infer how they evolved from a common ancestor.

– Peter R. Grant

Every species has its pub.

– Rhys Ifans

Endangered species are our friends.

– Yao Ming

A creationist can embarrass an evolutionist by asking for a definition of species.

– Walter Lang

We’re a fast-moving, needy species.

– Theophilus London

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