“One brain’s blueprint may promote joy more readily than most; in another, pessimism reigns. Whether happiness infuses or eludes a person depends,… — Thomas Lewis Copy Share Image
“Day after day, more and more medications are prescribed for depression and addiction, assuming that these things run in our blood, when… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
When the hoary old question of nature versus nurture comes around, sides form quickly. — Simon Blackburn Copy Share Image
“You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.” — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
“A conscience is a self-reproaching program that is installed in us, not by nature, but by our culture.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
In the real world there is no nature vs. nurture argument, only an infinitely complex and moment-by-moment interaction between genetic and environmental… — Gabor Mate Copy Share Image
He was the ultimate experiment in Nature Versus Nurture, and she imagined he must be engaged in a constant battle between what… — Larissa Ione Copy Share Image
“Don't tell me from genetics. What've they got to do with it?" said Crowley. "Look at Satan. Created as an angel, grows… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“No body wishes more than I do to see such proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given to our black brethren,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
As comfortable as I was with my adoption, the nature-versus-nurture question has been a big one for me. I adore my parents,… — Emily Procter Copy Share Image
What worries me is that the debate about gender differences still seems to polarize nature vs. nurture, with some in the social… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take… — John B. Watson Copy Share Image
Well, it arose out of two long-term concerns - the first being the possibility of genetic manipulation, nature versus nurture, what constitutes… — Katherine Dunn Copy Share Image
“Ants have a powerful caste system. A colony typically contains ants that carry out radically different roles and have markedly different body… — Siddhartha Mukherjee Copy Share Image
“While genes are pivotal in establishing some aspects of emotionality, experience plays a central role in turning genes on and off. DNA… — Thomas Lewis Copy Share Image
Nature's patterns sometimes reflect two intertwined features: fundamental physical laws and environmental influences. It's nature's version of nature versus nurture. — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
