Oh, I stand corrected if the great Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould says it is fact!
I didn’t evolve from a monkey sir, you can believe it if you want. I’m not impressed.
There are many different quotes available, all to the same effect as Gould's.
One of those is the National Academy of Science quote above.
And I chose that quote from (the late) Gould because it is pithy, and because Gould is well known.
I could as easily have selected others, if you have a personal problem with Gould.
As I said above, the fact of evolution consists of two confirmed observations -- 1) descent with modifications and 2) natural selection.
The theory of evolution projects these facts back to the beginnings of time on Earth, and proposes that all life descended from common ancestors.
This theory is confirmed in many, many ways including DNA analysis showing the similarities of genetic materials among all life forms, and most especially among species which have only recently separated -- various great apes, for example.
On the question of your personal evolution, sir, I agree you are certainly not evolved from a monkey.
It's obvious to any idiot that no evolution whatsoever has ever occurred in your family tree, and that you remain identical to your most ancient ancestors, all scientific evidence to the contrary notwithstanding.
;-)
I didn’t evolve from a monkey sir, you can believe it if you want. I’m not impressed.
Yes. Your tarsier backgound is obviously dominant, with possibly a smidgeon of orangutang. Press on, regardless.