"Heredity proposes and development disposes." — Peter Medawar

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• I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings… — Richard Armitage
• Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary… — Edward Bach
• A Truth is the subjective development of that which is at once both new and universal. New: that which is… — Alain Badiou
• There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the… — Lord Acton
• I am conscious of my inability to grasp, in all its details and positive developments, any very large portion of… — Mikhail Bakunin
• The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting. — Dave Barry
• In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution. — Bela Bartok
• I've been through quite a few hurricanes. I worked in North Carolina, where there's a housing development whose name was… — James Van Der Beek
• Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the… — Alexander Graham Bell
• The life of the community, both domestically and internationally, clearly demonstrates that respect for rights, and the guarantees that follow… — Pope Benedict XVI
• Developments in financial markets can have broad economic effects felt by many outside the markets. — Ben Bernanke
• The idea of reverence for God is transmitted from parent to child, it is educated into an abnormal development, and… — Annie Besant

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