"Jumping genes are fundamental because they're agents of change. Everybody knows that organisms evolve. What makes them evolve is that their genes are dynamic and in motion. A familiar example is the stripe-y corn - called Indian corn - that you buy in the fall."

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Nina Fedoroff

#Fall Quotes #Jumping Quotes #Stripes Quotes

“Have you ever felt really close to someone? So close that you can't understand why you and the other person have two separate bodies, two separate skins?”

Source : Nancy Garden (2017). “Annie on My Mind”, p.52, Open Road Media
“Sheâ€™s an old lady,â€ Barron says. â€œAnd sheâ€™s been locked up for years. Let her have some fun. She needs to blow off steam. Seduce old dudes. Lose money at canasta.”
“There is a rule for fantasy writers: The more truth you mix in with a lie, the stronger it gets.”
“True Americanism is practical idealism. Its aims, instead of being materialistic and mechanical, are idealistic to the point of being Utopian. In this way, the U.S. can provide and express ideals that strike a chord in humans everywhere - a declaration of independence on behalf of all the peoples of the world.”
“Evolution, as a mechanism, can be and must be true. But that says nothing about the nature of its author. For those who believe in God, there are reasons now to be more in awe, not less.”

Source : Francis Collins (2008). “The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief”, p.69, Simon and Schuster
“I don't fear death because I believe it is a transition. Our souls can't be destroyed. I know we are going to live in another life.”
“All at Once Is What Eternity Is.”
“I don't like to Google myself. I try and avoid it whenever I can.”

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