"The proof given by Wright, that non-adaptive differentiation will occur in small populations owing to "drift," or the chance fixation of some new mutation or recombination, is one of the most important results of mathematical analysis applied to the facts of neo-mendelism. It gives accident as well as adaptation a place in evolution, and at one stroke explains many facts which puzzled earlier selectionists, notably the much greater degree of divergence shown by island than mainland forms, by forms in isolated lakes than in continuous river-systems."

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Source : Robert Fritz (1986). “The Path of Least Resistance: Principles for Creating what You Want to Create”, Stillpoint Pub

Julian Huxley

#Rivers Quotes #Lakes Quotes #Islands Quotes

“I don't like work... but I like what is in work - the chance to find yourself. Your own reality - for yourself, not for others - which no other man can ever know.”

Source : Heart of Darkness ch. 1 (1902)
“The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster.”
“I literally could not feel more cozy right now if I were actually inside a marshmallow”

Source : Alice Clayton (2016). “The Cocktail Collection: Wallbanger, Rusty Nailed, and Screwdrivered”, p.166, Simon and Schuster
“I was young enough to certainly realize the excitement of how popular 'Seinfeld' was.”
“Death is loneliness in its purest form ...”
“When I stand on stage, I get nervous, and because unexpected situations can occur, we need even more preparation. I must have confidence on top of that as well. The reason why I chose drama/theatre as my major is to act after learning all the theory first. You only live once, and I can only live as myself. I think I could learn a lot of things if I can live as others through acting.”
“Listen to everything, forget much, correct little.”
“Now that Ronald Reagan's place in history is secure, liberals are trying to remake him. A pernicious myth is that Reagan and Tip O'Neill were great friends.”

Source : Conservative Political Action Conference, www.esquire.com. February 13, 2011.

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