The way to understand how different species evolved is to think about the niches that they fill in an ecosystem - basically, how they make a living.Steven Pinker
Plants can't very well defend themselves by their behavior, so they resort to chemical warfare, and plants are saturated with toxins and irritants to deter creatures like us who want to eat them.Steven Pinker
An eye for beauty locks onto faces that show signs of health and fertility - just as one would predict if it had evolved to help the beholder find the fittest mate.Steven Pinker
Evolutionary psychology is one of four sciences that are bringing human nature back into the picture.Steven Pinker
America is a poem in our eyes; its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres.Ralph Waldo Emerson
It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature.Henry David Thoreau
