I’m very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues of charity, tolerance and generosity that we associate with traditional Christian teaching.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.
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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
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What’s been gratifying is to live long enough to see molecular biology and evolutionary biology growing toward each other and uniting in research efforts.
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You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path.
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It’s obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life – for 8 billion or more people – without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
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We have decommissioned natural selection and must now look deep within ourselves and decide what we wish to become.
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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.
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Ants make up two-thirds of the biomass of all the insects. There are millions of species of organisms and we know almost nothing about them.
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Willing to try to get a better atmosphere through a demonstration of democratic principles, fairness and cooperation, a better product, those will win in the end.
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By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified.
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Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of selfish individuals.
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