In some ways some of us have overtaken Fisher ; in many , however , this brilliant , daring man is still far in front .
`` For a book that I rate only second in importance in evolution theory to Darwin 's Origin ( and ) its supplement The Descent of Man , ( it is ) undoubtedly one of the greatest books of the twentieth century ... `` In some ways some of us have overtaken Fisher ; in many , however , this brilliant , daring man is still far in front . ''