"If the means were available, we could trace our ancestry - yours and mine - back to the first blob of life-like material that came into being on the planet"
- Clifford D. Simak
About this Quote
This quote by Clifford D. Simak speaks with the concept of tracing our ancestry back to the very beginning of life on Earth. It suggests that if the means were available, we could trace our origins back to the first blob of life-like product that existed on the planet. This quote indicates that all of humankind is connected in some way, which all of us share a typical ancestor. It likewise suggests that the history of humankind is a lot longer and more intricate than we might think. This quote motivates us to think about our place in the world and how we are all linked to one another. It is a suggestion that we are all part of a bigger story, and that our specific stories are part of a much bigger narrative.
This quote is written / told by Clifford D. Simak between August 3, 1904 and April 25, 1988. He/she was a famous Writer from USA.
The author also have 16 other quotes.
"Wonder if there is life on another planet? Let's suppose there is. Suppose further, that only one star in a trillion has a planet that could support life. If that were the case, then there would be at least 100 million planets that harbored life"
"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small"
"Now, we put out a lot of carbon dioxide every year, over 26 billion tons. For each American, it's about 20 tons. For people in poor countries, it's less than one ton. It's an average of about five tons for everyone on the planet. And, somehow, we have to make changes that will bring that down to zero"
"I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a dancer's body, we as audience must see ourselves, not the imitated behavior of everyday actions, not the phenomenon of nature, not exotic creatures from another planet, but something of the miracle that is a human being"
"We're looking at Earth science, observing our planet. Also space science, looking at the ozone in the atmosphere around our Earth. Also looking at life science. And on a human level, using ourselves as test subjects"
"All the things that human beings suffer from are how their environment treats them, and how the elements of their planet affects their mind and body - like radiation, cancer, and all"
