Biology Quote by Steven Pinker

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

— Richard Dawkins

Of course we're all programmed genetically to some extent. But the "selfish gene" thesis doesn't explain everything.

— Jane Goodall

I've always been antagonistic to any naïve application of the selfish gene theory to politics. Some people have attempted to suggest that it means…

— Richard Dawkins

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

— Matt Ridley

“The gene is the basic unit of selfishness.”

— Richard Dawkins

People who criticize The Selfish Gene like that often haven't read it. The selfish gene accounts for altruism toward kin and individuals who might…

— Richard Dawkins

“Many people think that the theory of the selfish gene says that “animals try to spread their genes.” That misstates the facts and it…

— Steven Pinker

“there is a pressure for genes to be selfish, but in an enlightened way, to collaborate, coordinate, and play their small part in ensuring…

— Daniel Bor

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

A gene might be able to assist replicas of itself that are sitting in other bodies. If so, this would appear as individual altruism…

— Richard Dawkins

I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.

— Jim Broadbent

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