Adaptability Quote by William Shockley

“It is a law of nature we overlook, that intellectual versatility is the compensation for change, danger and trouble.... Nature never appeals to intelligence…

— H. G. Wells

Human nature is a work in progress.

— Nick Bostrom

Perceiving the world as well designed and thus the product of a designer, and even seeing divine providence in the daily affairs of life,…

— Michael Shermer

What I see in Nature is a grand design that we can understand only imperfectly, one with which a responsible person must look at…

— Albert Einstein

Any attempt to shape the world and modify human personality in order to create a self-chosen pattern of life involves many unknown consequences. Human…

— Rene Dubos

A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.

— Albert Einstein

“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you, as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much…

— John Miller

“In neither general nor social life should the 'strong' be confused for the 'colorful' or the 'different,' and the 'selection' process will never stray…

— G Rodrigues

“Some people think that evolutionary psychology claims to have discovered that human nature is selfish and wicked. But they are flattering the researchers and…

— Steven Pinker

We have characteristics we're born with, that are molded by the lives we live. And so to have a psychologically engaged show, our view…

— Jesse Armstrong

People, especially successful people, are habitual creatures. They're organized. This makes them productive - Gus Mitchell

— Vince Flynn

Very little comes easily to our poor, benighted species (the first creature, after all, to experiment with the novel evolutionary inventions of self-conscious philosophy…

— Stephen Jay Gould