"Individual organisms are best thought of as adaptation-executers rather than as fitness-maximizers."

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Source : Jerome H. Barkow, Leda Cosmides, John Tooby (1992). “The Adapted mind: evolutionary psychology and the generation of culture”, Oxford University Press, USA

John Tooby

#Adaptation Quotes #Individual Quotes

“Caressing reassures lovers that their love endures.”

Source : Witter Bynner (1936). “Selected Poems”
“The Deep South has a completely different history, both good and bad, that is fascinating for everybody. It makes people work together who usually don't, and that sounds like a cliche in so many ways, but it actually happened... and it happened because of a beautiful idea.”

Source : "Genevieve Gorder trades places in 'Town Haul'". Interview with Jay Bobbin, poststar.com. January 21, 2005.
“Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.”
“In or orchestra we have many nationalities, types, and temperaments.”
“Everyone has a story if you just listen and shut up.”
“Your body is not who you are. I don't think women should label themselves based on the way they look. What about defining yourself by a different kind of measurement? What about your heart, your soul, your compassion, your generosity, your strength and your power? There are so many other things to focus on besides your waistline.”
“I've always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth.”
“A story lives transformed by a gesture not made or a word not spoken”

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