Ernst Mayr Quotes
In neither his definition nor the examples illustrating what memes are does Dawkins mention anything that would distinguish memes from concepts.
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The less you do to beautiful food, the better it's going to taste. You don't need to mess with it all the time.
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Put it back in the horse!
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I think it [presidency of Dwight Eisenhower] came too late and I think that he is not on the wavelength of this dreadful time through which we're living.
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Recipe For Happiness Khaborovsk Or Anyplace' One grand boulevard with trees with one grand cafe in sun with strong black coffee in very small cups. One not necessarily very beautiful man or woman who loves you. One fine day.
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This filthy twentieth century. I hate its guts.
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One might regard architecture as history arrested in stone.
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Your greatest asset is your earning ability, to apply your knowledge, skills in order to get results which others will pay.
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One need never be dull as long as one has friends to help, gardens to enjoy and books in the long winter evenings.
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If there's a job to be done, I always ask the busiest man in my parish to take it on and it gets done.
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People need loving the most when they deserve it the least.
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Putting affects the nerves more than anything. I would actually get nauseated over three-footers.
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Custom and authority are no sure evidence of truth.
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When the need is strong, there are those who will believe anything.
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The universe has become not only conscious and aware of itself but capable in some respects of choosing its path into the future--though all three, the consciousness, the knowledge, and the choice, are dispersed over a vast crowd of beings, acting both individually and collectively.
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Humans persecute their different ones, yet they need them to give themselves definition and status.
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The popular definition of tragedy is heavy drama in which everyone is killed in the last act, comedy being light drama in which everyone is married in the last act.
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Since the late 19th century, the median age of first marriage for women had fluctuated between 20 and 22. This had been the shape, pattern and definition of female life.
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The power of self goes beyond words. Self confidence, self improvement, self esteem, self enhancement, self love ... Get yourself right first!
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People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who identify themselves as liberals. They donate more money and a higher percentage of their incomes.
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In neither his definition nor the examples illustrating what memes are does Dawkins mention anything that would distinguish memes from concepts.
