Jeffrey C. Hall Quotes
The question is not whether but how do the actions of a given gene influence some interesting aspect of behavior.Jeffrey C. Hall
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
A. N. Wilson -
It's extraordinary what children put up with. I happened to see two of my uncles put my father up against the wall of my grandmother's house and knock his teeth out, because he'd been unpleasant to my mother. The next day I went upstairs and found my father making a rather half-hearted attempt to gas himself.
Jack Straw -
I am who I am.
J. B. Pritzker -
My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
Barbra Streisand -
I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
Ice T -
I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!
Danica McKellar
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When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.
Daniel Bell -
Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others.
Hanna Rosin -
Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.
Dan Buettner -
Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of control.
Dan Pink -
For an artist, a good place to be is you have some kind of influence and power to get things done, but in your essence you remain a nomad or a soldier facing a difficulty to be overcome.
Cai Guo-Qiang -
I'm not a Democrat.
Aaron McGruder
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
Patrick Schwarzenegger -
I've always kind of been an in-the-moment kind of person. I don't think that far in advance or have any idea what's around the next corner.
Flea Red Hot Chili Peppers -
I did almost a year in prison, a year in prison, just because my name is Foxy Brown.
Foxy Brown -
I don't want to be someone else.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson -
A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
Wayne Dyer -
I was a curious child. I'd debate with anyone who came to the door - people from the Islamic community... Jehovah's Witnesses... anyone.
Forest Whitaker
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President Obama has proven himself to be a terrible negotiator. I don't support any trade deal negotiated by his administration.
Carlos Beruff -
When I was in films, we pretended to kiss but we didn't. It was considered unsanitary. Now they swallow each others' tonsils. It's disgusting.
Lillian Gish -
I was bullied by a few people who were much older than me. I went to camp to learn boxing. I was 12, and my coach was 24. I felt like if I could fight him, I could stand up to anyone.
Liam Payne One Direction -
Jamal Crawford reminds me the most of myself, the way he goes to the basket. But they need leadership.
Earl Monroe -
If you feel your school is failing you, the question is why. Is it a lack of parental involvement, large classes, school violence, poor learning environment? Are there any standards to determine where problems are? Are there tutoring or mentoring programs? If the school is still failing after 3 years then what are your options?
John Rowland -
The question is not whether but how do the actions of a given gene influence some interesting aspect of behavior.
Jeffrey C. Hall