"It is clear, then, that whatever genetic heritage we have, it is not a straitjacket that traps us forever in the "beastly" ways of our forebears. Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go."

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Source : Jerry A. Coyne (2009). “Why Evolution is True”, p.251, Oxford University Press, USA

Jerry A. Coyne

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“The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another personâ€™s suffering and bring that person joy.”
“To persuade thinking persons in Eastern Europe that Central American Marxists - the Sandinistas, the guerillas in El Salvador - are in absurd and tragic error is not difficult. Poles and Czechs and Hungarians can hardly believe, after what they experienced under socialism, that other human beings would fall for the same bundle of lies, half-truths, and distortions. Sadly, however, illusion is often sweeter to human taste than reality. The last marxist in the world will probably be an American nun.”
“Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action.”

Source : "From Jesus to Antichrist". Interview with Laura Barton, www.theguardian.com. May 27, 2009.
“If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.”
“The older women were Sunbeams and I guess we were Cherubs or Lambs, but our mothers were Nightingales.”
“Our deepest calling is not to grow in our knowledge of God. It is to make disciples. Our knowledge will grow -- the Holy Spirit, Jesus promised, will guide us into all truth. But that's not our calling, it is His. Our calling is to prepare the world for Christ's return. The world is not ready yet. And so, we go about introducing a dying world to the Savior of Life. Anything we do toward our own growth must be toward that end.”
“There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it.”

Source : Ida B. Wells (2013). “Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells”, p.275, University of Chicago Press
“What dancing has helped me with is blocking; it makes me comfortable with my body. You know how to hit your mark, you know how to embody a swagger. But sitting down and looking across the table at another actor and being able to go to battle on screen is nothing to do with singing or dancing.”

Source : Interview with Nell Minow, moviemom.maxlazebnik.com. December 2, 2009.

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