"A major fault, for example, is the fact that, along with the materialist principle, Darwin introduced into his theory of evolution reactionary Malthusian ideas."

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Source : "Soviet Biology". Report by Lysenko to the Lenin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, www.marxists.org. 1948.

Trofim Lysenko

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“Love & kindness have far greater influence than punishment upon the improvement of human character.”
“In Africa, music is not an art form as much as it is a means of communication.”
“It's very easy to make something that is new. So we are trying to make things that are better.”
“I mean, there's definitely a difference between film and live performances or live television. But at the same time, it's just performing. No matter what, it's performing.”
“I am convinced that there are universal currents of Divine Thought vibrating the ether everywhere and that any who can feel these vibrations is inspired.”
“It was a tough film ["Selling Isobel"] to make anyway, because we had limited resources.”
“I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.”
“The greatest gift that an actor can have is good scripts because then you're relieved of the responsibility of trying to elevate the material.”

Source : "Holt McCallany and Executive Producer/Showrunner Warren Leight Interview LIGHTS OUT". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 19, 2011.

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