#shaken

Biology has progressed tremendously due to the model that Darwin put forth. But the black boxes Darwin accepted are now being opened, and our view of the world is again being shaken. ↗

— Michael Behe

#again #being #biology #black #boxes

I think it was lucky that during most of the work on the Odyssey I lived on Homer's sea in houses that were, in one case, shaken by the impact of the Mediterranean winter storms on the rocks below. ↗

— Robert Fitzgerald

#case #during #homer #houses #i

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion. ↗

— Lord Acton

#bear #cannot #contrary #development #discussion

Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#every #gratitude #made #off #shaken

I haven't shaken my fists at the moon. ↗

— Ian Dury

#haven #i #moon #shaken

Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind. ↗

— Johannes Brahms

#inspiration #mere #reed #shaken #wind