Hominid Quotes

Hominid and human evolution took place over millions and not billions of years, but with the emergence of language there was a further acceleration of time and the rate of change. (William Irwin Thompson)

It (i. e., agriculture) was the most profound revolution in hominid living since Homo erectus had left the forest and committed themselves to the savannah. Compared to this phase shift, the advances of the future-even genetic engineering-were details. There would never be so significant a change again, not until humans themselves disappeared from the planet.

Stephen Baxter

To investigate the history of man's development, the most important finds are, of course, hominid fossils.

Richard Leakey

I think we're going to move from a Homo sapiens into a Homo evolutis: ... a hominid that takes direct and deliberate control over the evolution of his species, her species and other species.

Juan Enriquez

I kept an open mind on the question of whether a hominid had been present in Europe in the early Pleistocene.

Louis Leakey

Survival-of the species of the culture of the faith-has a biological dimension. What would have befallen our Hominid ancestors had they implemented gender parity in their hunter-gatherer societies-sometimes the women hunt while the men forage and mind the kids, and vice versa?

Ilana Mercer

Al-Buraq to Earth. Contact made. Kamal, onboard computer, setting up link between (1) mind of mixed-species hominid on Planet Earth, and (2) cortico helmet of Captain Jul. Scanning planet for mixed-species hominid. One mixed-species hominid identified. Name: Yakoub Islam. Consent obtained. Link established with Yakoub's mind. Set up complete.

Yakoub Islam