every one of us possesses a gene predisposing us toward rivalry, competition, and fits of envy with any past, present, or future… — Linda Sunshine Copy Share Image
Looking out over the port of Dover, with the endless steam of boats coming in and out, every British citizen is reminded… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
and another claimed it was inherited through a parent who was a carrier of the defective gene. I had always assumed the… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Gene Wilder often said that his job as an actor wasn't to make something funny but to make it real. — Gene Wilder Copy Share Image
Suppose that there's a gene that makes you gay if you were bottle-fed but that has some completely different effect if you… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
There is a whole field of inquiry that has come up in the last 30 or 40 years - some call it… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“If you want to know if your kid is going to be fast, the best genetic test right now is a stopwatch.… — David Epstein Copy Share Image
What can one say about Michael Jackson? He is one of the world's most acclaimed entertainers, an innovative and exciting songwriter whose… — Jackie Kennedy Copy Share Image
It says that alcoholism is a disease, and that it gets passed on from generation to generation. I've told my kids about… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
A long healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits. — Dan Buettner Copy Share Image
I thought I'd gone to heaven, because I grew up watching Roy and Gene Autry — Lee Majors Copy Share Image
If you inhale a millionth of a gram of plutonium, the surrounding cells receive a very, very high dose. Most die within… — Helen Caldicott Copy Share Image
For me, speed isn't anything I ever practiced. It's all in the genes. Plus, my mom gave me a lot of vitamins… — Tony Parker Copy Share Image
I think that space flight is a condition of Nature that comes into effect when an intelligent species reaches the saturation point… — Donald A. Wollheim Copy Share Image
Honestly, I'm blessed with good genes and a good sense of discipline - I eat whatever I want, but I eat very… — Alice Greczyn Copy Share Image
“If you think being descended from apes is bad for your self esteem, then get used to the idea that you are… — Matt Ridley Copy Share Image
You're one of 6.5 billion people now on the planet, and 99.9 percent of your genes are the same as everyone else's. — David Shields Copy Share Image
My father was an obsessive bird-watcher. The genes of observation passed down. — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
Basketball has always been a sport I loved and grew up playing. For me, it was one of those things that... I… — Dellin Betances Copy Share Image
It it's true that fastidiousness and attention to detail is very much in my genes - if you knew my parents, you'd… — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
It’s waiting that helps you as an investor, and a lot of people just can’t stand to wait. If you didn’t get… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
...he went into the sitting room, put on a Duke Ellington record he had bought after seeing Gene Hackman sitting on the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
More and more research is suggesting that, far from being simply encoded in the genes, much of personality is a flexible and… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
