I am a member of a fragile species, still new to the earth, the youngest creatures of any scale, here only a few moments as evolutionary time is measured, a juvenile species, a child of a species. We are only tentatively set in place, error prone, at risk of fumbling, in real danger at the moment of leaving behind only a thin layer of of our fossils, radioactive at that. Lewis Thomas
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It is important that we remember that we are only tentatively set in place and that we are in danger at the moment of leaving behind only a thin layer of of our fossils, radioactive at that. This quote is a reminder to us all to make certain that we keep working towards our goals and to never give up. There is always the possibility of failure but there is also the possibility of success.

Source: Fragile Species

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