"I have spent a lot of time arguing that the theory of group selection is not the stupid, pernicious doctrine that many biologists once claimed it to be. The theory is not just conceptually coherent; there are adaptations out there in nature (like reduced virulence in some viruses) that evolved because there was group selection."

-- Elliott Sober

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“Why can't we have a voice? What's the difference between an athlete having millions or Donald Trump? Every time a politician talks, they talk about what's wrong with America. Well, he's an athlete who is also saying something is wrong with America. Why is it that when he talks, people say, 'How can he talk about oppression and make millions?' Well, Trump is talking about it. Hillary Clinton is talking about it. And they have more money than most athletes.”
“The mother-women seemed to prevail that summer at Grand Isle. It was easy to know them, fluttering about with extended, protecting wings when any harm, real or imaginary, threatened their precious brood. They were women who idolized their children, worshiped their husbands, and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministering angels.”
“Sometimes to be creative you have to give yourself permission to not be outstanding.”
“With the story of your life, you dont get to write the whole book, just your character.”
“I have a company that does design and animation, so obviously graffiti is definitely an intricate part of what we admire and respect in the art world.”
“I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn't matter, as I don't know one level of exhaustion from another.”
“Rhythm is the life of space of time danced through.”
“Not only do I lie, I take real pleasure in lying, in the transmission of magic effects.”

Source : "Seven Lies About Lying". Interview with Errol Morris, opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. August 5, 2009.

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