"Although life is a continuous process, fertilization is a critical landmark because, under ordinary circumstances, a new, genetically distinct human organism is thereby formed.... The combination of 23 chromosomes present in each pronucleus results in 46 chromosomes in the zygote. Thus the diploid number is restored and the embryonic genome is formed. The embryo now exists as a genetic unity."

-- Ronan O'Rahilly

#Numbers Quotes #Unity Quotes #Ordinary Quotes

“There are times when the power of language is not the power that is needed.”

Source : "American Liberals and the Streets of Cairo". newrepublic.com. January 29, 2011.
“We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies. We make mental provisions for the days to come, and everything turns out differently, quite differently. Sufficient unto the day. The things that have to be done must be done, and for the rest we must not allow ourselves to become infested with thousands of petty fears and worries.”
“The laws of our land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.”
“I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.”

Source : George Jones (2014). “I Lived to Tell It All”, p.327, Dell
“At Alabama, our players don't win Heisman Trophies. Our teams win National Championships.”
“I'm ever curious about the world.”
“That’s the way we see life: your community is your survival. And if you live in a small community like this, even the people you hate you have as friends.”
“All good men wish the entire abolition of slavery, as soon as it can take place with safety to the public, and for the lasting good of the present wretched race of slaves. The only possible step that could be taken towards it by the convention was to fix a period after which they should not be imported.”

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