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Historians will have to face the fact that natural selection determined the evolution of cultures in the same manner as it did that of species. — Konrad Lorenz
The neutral zone of selective advantage in the neighbourhood of zero is thus so narrow that changes in the environment, and in the genetic constitution… — Ronald Fisher
The initial configuration of the universe may have been chosen by God, or it may itself have been determined by the laws of science. In… — Stephen Hawking
The first dogma which I came to disbelieve was that of free will. It seemed to me that all notions of matter were determined by… — Bertrand Russell
In the mind there is no absolute or free will; but the mind is determined to wish this or that by a cause, which has… — Baruch Spinoza
...one doubts existence of free will [because] every action determined by heredity, constitution, example of others or teaching of others." "This view should teach one… — Charles Darwin
In life, everything just happens, and I believe even before we are born that our role in life has already been determined. My main ambition… — Gerry Rafferty
I very much wanted to live in Paris when I was in the army, and I was quite determined to. I could have become a… — Paul Johnson
I have found that the more I honored others, the more they honored me and the more fulfilling my career became. In the business arena,… — Douglas Conant
It is extraordinarily difficult, even in academia, to find a job that will let you do whatever you want with your time. If you are… — Antony Garrett Lisi
Religious phenomena are naturally arranged in two fundamental categories: beliefs and rites. The first are states of opinion, and consist in representations; the second are… — Emile Durkheim
I only went along to youth theatre with a friend when I was young to try to make myself a bit more sociable. But the… — Anne-Marie Duff
In 1979, when I was toddler, the Russians invaded Afghanistan, and my whole family fled to Vienna, Virginia. Far from home, my parents were determined… — Azita Ghanizada
If money is not maintained, it can collapse like a bridge along Interstate 5 and fixing it, even with determined politicians, will take ages, during… — Douglas Coupland
I am very concerned about the fact that India as a country does not have a national health system, and I am determined to try… — Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
I tell young teachers who are determined to dissent from some of the Draconian aspects of the current orthodoxy that the best form of protection… — Jonathan Kozol
Bonuses balance my budget in New York City. The bigger the bonuses on Wall Street, the more money I had to spend on poor people.… — Rudy Giuliani
Over and over, the economy has determined the extent of our response, but how much value does it place on breathable air, drinkable water, edible… — David Suzuki
Airports in major cities, like LAX, are trippy environments. It is at once a national and international gathering of those in transition: The euphoric, emerging… — Henry Rollins
The final outcome of a war is often determined by the degree of initiative shown on each side. — Chiang Kai-shek

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