Genetically influenced behavior is not necessarily good and not necessarily unchangeable. Explanations of bad behavior that appeal to genes do not absolve… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Before we understand science, it is natural to believe that God created the universe. But now science offers a more convincing explanation. — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
The whole purpose of screenwriting is to convey everything through action and dialogue and not explanation and exposition. To me, there are… — Jonathan Tropper Copy Share Image
Critics should help people see for themselves; they should never try to define things, or impose their own explanations, though I admit… — Georges Braque Copy Share Image
Anyone can repeat a technical explanation they read in a text-book or blog post. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
A great deal of the universe does not need any explanation. Elephants, for instance. Once molecules have learnt to compete and to… — Peter Atkins Copy Share Image
A black conservative is a black who dissents from the victimization explanation of black fate. — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
Evolution is an indispensable component of any satisfying explanation of our psychology. — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
There are three kinds of brains. The one understands things unassisted, the other understands things when shown by others, the third understands… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“One's instinct is at first to try and get rid of a discrepancy, but I believe that experience shows such an endeavour… — John William Strutt Copy Share Image
It is my view that the simplest explanation is there is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
This doctrine, that of the ghost in the machine, strictly separates the mind or soul from the body. And by doing so… — Simon Blackburn Copy Share Image
The explanation is that prayer is not primarily God's way of getting things done. It is God's way of giving the church… — Paul Billheimer Copy Share Image
It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description. Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu, for instance, seem to demand silence,… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the term 'free will' is one of the most manipulated and exploited terms. The real explanation of… — Torkom Saraydarian Copy Share Image
The fate of all explanation is to close one door only to have another fly wide open. — Charles Fort Copy Share Image
But that night as I drove back to Montreal, I at least discovered this: that there is no simple explanation for anything… — Hugh MacLennan Copy Share Image
Americans need rest, but do not know it. I believe this to be a large part of the explanation of the crime… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
To a critic, no explanation will do. To a fan, no explanation is needed. — Jeff Jarrett Copy Share Image
There are only two possible explanations as to how life arose: Spontaneous generation arising to evolution or a supernatural creative act of… — George Wald Copy Share Image
We all dream. We dream vividly, depending on our nature. Our existence is beyond our explanation, whether we believe in God or… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
As you yourself have said, what other explanation can there be?' Poirot stared straight ahead of him. 'That is what I ask… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
The days of my youth I remember as nearly always in need of explanation, and not as much fun as advertised in… — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
