Birth Quote by Richard Dawkins

“We have the power to defy the selfish genes of our birth and, if necessary, the selfish memes of our indoctrination. . . .…

— Richard Dawkins

Sometimes becomes necessary to be selfish for your love if you do not have heart goes crazy

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What you cannot have is a gene that sacrifices itself for the benefit of other genes. What you can have is a gene that…

— Richard Dawkins

Selfish genes actually explain altruistic individuals, and to me that's crystal-clear.

— Richard Dawkins

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to,…

— Richard Dawkins

We have the power to defy the selfish genes of our birth and, if necessary, the selfish memes of our indoctrination. We can even…

— Richard Dawkins

“even with selfish genes at the helm, nice guys can finish first.”

— Richard Dawkins

Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to because we may then at least have the chance to upset their designs.

— Richard Dawkins

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…

— Steven Pinker

Our minds have been built by selfish genes, but they have been built to be social, trustworthy and cooperative.

— Matt Ridley

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

— Richard Dawkins

It often turns out on closer inspection that acts of apparent altruism are really selfishness in disguise.

— Richard Dawkins