Stephen Jay Gould Quotes:
Ocupation: Paleontologist
Life: September 10, 1941 - May 20, 2002
Birthday: September 10
Death: May 20
If we are still here to witness the destruction of our planet some five billion years or more hence, then we will have achieved something so unprecedented in the history of life that we should be willing to sing our swansong with joy - Sic Transit Gloria Mundi.
source: Stephen Jay Gould (2010). “The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History”, p.142, W. W. Norton & Company
topic: Years, Joy, History Of Life, Gloria
