"Contrary to what we've been taught, genes do not determine physical and character traits on their own. Rather, they interact with the environment in a dynamic, ongoing process that produces and continually refines an individual"

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Source : David Shenk (2010). “The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ”, p.13, Anchor

David Shenk

#Character Quotes #Ongoing Quotes #Taught Quotes

“Trust the process. Your time is coming. Just do the work and the results will handle themselves.”
“Whenever God looks devilish, I see the philosopher fail.”
“Look at our farmers markets today, bursting with heritage breeds and heirloom varieties, foods that were once abundant when we were an agricultural nation, but that we have lost touch with. Bringing all these back helps us connect to our roots, our communities and helps us feed America the proper way.”
“I play hard. So the critical stuff doesn't surprise me or bother me.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos. Its purpose should be the revival of a working economy in the world so as to permit the emergence of political and social conditions in which free institutions can exist.”

Source : The Marshall Plan, delivered 5 June 1947 at Harvard University
“The road made wet by the water of August shines like it was cut in full moonlight”
“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”
“Seafood on the grill can be intimidating if you don't know what you are doing. It's really quite easy”

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