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A few dozen changes to the genome of a modern elephant - to give it subcutaneous fat, woolly hair and sebaceous glands - might suffice to create a variation that is functionally similar to the mammoth. Returning this keystone species to the tundras could stave off some effects of warming.

~George M. Church

Topics: Changes Could Create Dozen Effects Elephant Fat Few Genome Give Glands Hair Keystone Might Modern Off Returning Similar Some Species Suffice Variation Warming

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There are a few genetic traits that make people feel sorry for you, and there are some, like narcolepsy, at which people take personal offense unless you tell them in advance.

~George M. Church

Topics: Advance Feel Few Genetic Like Make Offense People Personal Some Sorry Take Tell Them Traits Unless Which You

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Someone younger at heart should replace you, and that should be you. I'm willing to. I'm willing to become younger. I try to reinvent myself every few years anyway.

~George M. Church

Topics: Anyway Become Every Few Heart Myself Reinvent Replace Should Someone Try Willing Years You Younger

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Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly.

~George Macdonald

Topics: Delights Equal Few Presence Trust Utterly Whom

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A few years' experience will convince us that those things which at the time they happened we regarded as our greatest misfortunes have proved our greatest blessings.

~George Mason

Topics: Blessings Convince Experience Few Greatest Happened Misfortunes Our Proved Regarded Things Those Time Us Which Will Years

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I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials.

~George Mason

Topics: Ask Except Few Militia Officials People Public Sir Whole

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Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.

~George Matthew Adams

Topics: Action Afford Blending Boat Calls Courage Feeling Few Gives Heart Heart And Soul Itself Peace Quick Return Sailing Soul Sports Teaches Very Water Well Wind

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Few people wear out before their time. Mostly they rust out, worry out, run out - spill out. A machine must have care and its different parts must be adjusted properly. No machine has ever approached the human machine. When it is right, it is in health.

~George Matthew Adams

Topics: Adjusted Before Care Different Different Parts Ever Few Few People Health Human Machine Mostly Must Out Parts People Properly Right Run Rust Spill Time Wear Worry

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Every once in a while, I run into somebody who tells me that she met her husband in my campaign or a husband who says, I met my wife. I have to tell you, I caused a few divorces too.

~George Mcgovern

Topics: Campaign Caused Divorces Every Few Her Husband Me Met Once Run Says She Somebody Tell Tells Too While Who Wife You

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There were few people, perhaps, more passionately fond of travelling, and seeing fresh places, and new scenes, than myself; but now, since, by the grace of God, I have seen beauty in the Lord Jesus, I have lost my taste for these things.

~George Muller

Topics: Beauty Few Few People Fond Fresh God Grace Jesus Lord Lord Jesus Lost More Myself New Now Passionately People Perhaps Places Scenes Seeing Seen Since Taste Than Things Travelling Were

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