Genes Quotes

475 Genes quotes by 363 unique authors

Evolutionary psychologists seem to want to unmask our noblest motives as ultimately self-interested - to show that our love for children, compassion for the unfortunate… — Steven Pinker
No one knows what the nongenetic causes of individuality are. Perhaps people are shaped by modifications of genes that take place after conception, or by… — Steven Pinker
Obviously no language is innate. Take any kid from any race, bring them up in any culture and they will learn the language equally quickly.… — Steven Pinker
Of course, genes can't pull the levers of our behavior directly. But they affect the wiring and workings of the brain, and the brain is… — Steven Pinker
So no, it's not all in the genes, but what isn't in the genes isn't in the family environment either. It can't be explained in… — Steven Pinker
Hey, I'm just trying to become the Michael Caine/Gene Hackman of my generation. — John C. Reilly
My family are all storytellers, and I think I inherited a lot more of that gene than other people in my family. I guess I… — John C. Reilly
Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility. — Alan Rickman
Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following… — Eric Ries
You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will create an allergenic effect. — Jeremy Rifkin
My culture comes from everywhere. I'm sick of this notion of nationality, that if you're brought up in the same city or same country you're… — Marjane Satrapi
I'm allergic to dogs, so I couldn't even adopt what gay men typically adopt when they have that maternal gene. — Dan Savage
I would urge all bands that say they only care about credibility and don't care about money to send Gene Simmons every dollar that they… — Gene Simmons
Every animal would rather die themselves than lose their offspring. But it's just genes, isn't it? All of our existence is spent worrying about the… — Robert Smith
I tap danced for ten years before I began to understand people don't make musicals anymore. All I wanted to do was be at MGM… — Zadie Smith
Gene sometimes... well, he has his dream list. — Paul Stanley
Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry… — Ringo Starr
We live in a dancing matrix of viruses; they dart, rather like bees, from organism to organism, from plant to insect to mammal to me… — Lewis Thomas
I maintain, despite the moment's evidence against the claim, that we are born and grow up with a fondness for each other, and we have… — Lewis Thomas
Animals have genes for altruism, and those genes have been selected in the evolution of many creatures because of the advantage they confer for the… — Lewis Thomas

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