(26 quotes found)
“The serial number of a human specimen is the face, that accidental and unrepeatable combination of features. It reflects neither character nor soul, nor what we call the self. The face is only the serial number of a specimen.”
Milan Kundera
“Just specimens is all New Hampshire has,/ One each of everything as in a show-case/ Which naturally she doesn't care to sell.”
Robert Frost
“[They were] both really tough kids. They weren't the physical specimen [Smith] was, but they were tough kids.”
Charlie Thompson
“We've now got about 10 Neanderthal specimens of around 40-50,000 years old that have yielded DNA that is clearly distinct from anyone alive today.”
Chris Stringer
“They took further specimens post-mortem, from the lungs, and they tested positive.”
Cristiana Salvi
“He's the biggest specimen in the game, no doubt about it, ... He causes more problems than any one player and you have to be ready to play when you go up against him.”
Dale Davis
“Bird flu could drive the slender-billed curlew to extinction -- there are very few specimens left and the virus could just be enough to push it over the edge.”
Ward Hagemeijer
“If these two specimens are from the same dinosaur, it is very exciting. Combining them would put Barnum in the top six T. rex skeletons in the world.”
Japheth Boyce
“None whatsoever. The biological specimens are sealed with multiple seals inside containers. And the viruses that are being flown present absolutely no hazard to the crew.”
William Kinard
“He's a great specimen of his own breed as a bull terrier. He's got, probably, the perfect head you'll ever see on this breed. It comes down to charisma and showmanship and those kinds of things.”
David Frei
