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38 quotes by Donald Johanson

Donald Carl Johanson (born June 28, 1943) is an American paleoanthropologist. He is known for discovering the fossil of a female hominid australopithecine known as "Lucy" in the Afar Triangle region of Hadar, Ethiopia.
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Most achievers I know are people who have made a strong and deep dedication to pursuing a particular goal. That dedication took a tremendous amount... →

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Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you're going to be a success, whether you're in sports, in business or, as in... →

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When the first fossils began to be found in eastern Africa, in the late 1950s, I thought, what a wonderful marriage this was, biology and... →

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There have been some friendships lost over this. That's the most difficult for me. I find it very uncomfortable to know that I was at one time... →

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One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it.

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In our case, finding a Lucy is unique. No one will ever find another Lucy. You can't order one from a biological supply house. It's a unique... →

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One has to take initiative in life to achieve what he or she wants.

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Where we are going as a species is a big question. Human evolution certainly hasn't stopped. Every time individuals produce a new zygote... →

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Scientists are very afraid of being proven wrong.

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But it really wasn't until three to four years later, when we had an opportunity in the lab to make very detailed observations, and comparisons... →

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I think that many of my ideas are correct, but I'll bet you, before my death other discoveries will be made that will prompt me to alter various... →

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When I realized, in 1978, that Lucy did represent a new species of human ancestor, and that I had an opportunity to name this new species, I realized... →

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As an undergraduate, I had an opportunity to go on a number of archeological digs. So I had experience excavating, digging up remains of ancient... →

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