Proper noun
Dawkins
A surname transferred from the given name.
Richard Dawkins is arguably England's most pious atheist. Simon Conway Morris
Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is 'The Book of British Birds,' and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology. Terry Eagleton
When I see someone like Richard Dawkins, I see my father. I grew up with that. I'm basically the child of Richard Dawkins. Alain de Botton
I agree with people like Richard Dawkins that mankind felt the need for creation myths. Before we really began to understand disease and the weather and things like that, we sought false explanations for them. Now science has filled in some of the realm – not all – that religion used to fill. Bill Gates
In neither his definition nor the examples illustrating what memes are does Dawkins mention anything that would distinguish memes from concepts. Ernst Mayr
I'm an atheist, but I'm very relaxed about it. I don't preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like Richard Dawkins who do. Daniel Radcliffe