Genes Quotes

475 Genes quotes by 363 unique authors

Just as blueprints don't necessarily specify blue buildings, selfish genes don't necessarily specify selfish organisms. As we shall see, sometimes the most selfish thing a… — Steven Pinker
Grapes are juicy. Strawberries. Oranges. Good pork chops are succulent," said Dusty. "But the word isn't accurately descriptive of a person." Smiling with delight, Ahriman… — Dean Koontz
The male frog in mating season," said Crake, "makes as much noise as it can. The females are attracted to the male frog with the… — Margaret Atwood
How could someone possibly be that beautiful? She wondered for the hundred thousandth time. What higher power orchestrated such a perfect union of genes? Who… — Lauren Weisberger
Of course genes canâ€™t pull the levers of our behavior directly. But they affect the wiring and workings of the brain, and the brain is… — Steven Pinker
and another claimed it was inherited through a parent who was a carrier of the defective gene. I had always assumed the latter was the… — Jodi Picoult
I am an enthusiastic Darwinian, but I think Darwinism is too big a theory to be confined to the narrow context of the gene. — Richard Dawkins
We are loping sequences of chemical conversions, acting ourselves converted. We are twists of genes acting ourselves twisted; we are wicks of burning neuroses acting… — Gregory Maguire
I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is much suffering as… — Temple Grandin
Isn't it true that whatever isn't determined by our genes must be determined by our environment? What else is there? There's Nature and there's Nurture.… — Daniel Dennett
it was all your genes that made us geniuses, mom. said peter. we sure didn't get any from dad. i heard that. father said, not… — Orson Scott Card
Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to, because… — Richard Dawkins
Is he a dread genetic determinist, or a dread environmental determinist? He is neither, of course, for both these species of bogeyman are as mythical… — Daniel Dennett
Mr L Prosser was, as they say, only human. In other words he was a carbon-based life form descended from an ape. More specifically he… — Douglas Adams
The fact that Gene Simmon's son is a manga-ka disturbs me more than whether he's really copying or not. — Tite Kubo
If by 'miracle kids' you mean innocent test-tube babies whose DNA was forcibly unraveled and merged with two percent avian genes, yeah, I guess that… — James Patterson
Oh, sheez, whatâ€™s Syd Vicious doing back in town? (Payne) Howâ€™d the testicle retrieval go, Payne? You still limping?...Thought so. I got the thank-you card… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Those Genes Could Have Been Mine — Kamila Shamsie
My genes, my love, are rubber bands and rope; make yourself a structure you can live inside. Amen." â€” Aimee Bender (Willful Creatures: Stories) — Aimee Bender
He was my father. I own half his genes, and all of his history. Believe this: the mistakes are part of the story. I am… — Barbara Kingsolver

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