Share & Save
Meaning
This reads as admiration for the scale of scientific ambition, the idea that nature may be understandable from very small beginnings. It also points to a kind of intellectual bravery, since the thought that everything could emerge from almost nothing is both exhilarating and difficult to hold. It lands in discussions about evolution, complexity, or any field that asks people to accept huge conclusions from slim starting points.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Richard Dawkins
British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, atheist activist, and author
Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, atheist activist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995 he became the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a post he held until 2008. Dawkins is known for writing and speaking about evolution, science, and atheism, and for explaining science to a broad audience. He has received several academic and literary honors, including the 2005 Shakespeare Prize and the 2006 Lewis Thomas Prize.
More from Richard Dawkins (406 quotes) →Keep reading Richard Dawkins
- “I'm not one of those who wants to purge our society of our Christian history.”Richard Dawkins
- “People say I'm shrill and strident.”Richard Dawkins
- “Religious fanatics want people to switch off their own minds, ignore the evidence, and blindly follow a holy…”Richard Dawkins
- “I'm not much given to straight, irony-free hero-worship.”Richard Dawkins
More Rest quotes
- “I had been thinking, 'I've got to win because I'm Olympic champion'; actually, no, it's, 'I'm an Olympic cham…”Jade Jones
- “There’s only ever been one person I’ve looked at and thought…‘I could quite easily spend the entire rest of m…”Ranata Suzuki
- “Finally there was a moment when it just hit me. John wouldn't want me to sit on my butt for the rest of my li…”Kaley Cuoco
More Courage quotes
- “Acceptance of death and cancer did not mean I intended to give up, just the opposite. I was prepared to fight…”Edie Littlefield Sundby
- “We were taught to be good, and we were taught to be careful. But in this world, sometimes, I do not think we…”Marguerite Bennett
- “If you fall, rise up, shake off the dust and try again.”Gladys Bejani
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Richard Dawkins
The God Delusion
2006
The Selfish Gene
1995
The Blind Watchmaker
1990
The Ancestor's Tale
2005
The Greatest Show on Earth
2009