Quotes about Originating

The biologist Edwin Conklin, speaking of evolution, stated that the probability of life originating by accident is "comparable to the probability of the unabridged dictionary originating from an explosion in a print shop." That sounds very unscientific, coming from a scientist, but it's true.

Serious misfortunes, originating in misrepresentation, frequently flow and spread before they can be dissipated by truth.