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I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my genes because I can't do anything about them.

~Angela Duckworth

Topics: About Anything Because Genes Lot Spend Them Thinking Time

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We can't understand when we're pregnant, or when our siblings are expecting, how profound it is to have a shared history with a younger generation: blood, genes, humor. It means we were actually here, on Earth, for a time - like the Egyptians with their pyramids, only with children.

~Anne Lamott

Topics: Actually Blood Children Earth Egyptians Expecting Generation Genes Here History How Humor Like Means Only Our Pregnant Profound Pyramids Shared Sibling Time Understand Were Younger Younger Generation

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One of the things that got me interested in genetics was the relationship between genes and environment. We are all dealt a certain deck of cards, but our environment can influence the outcomes.

~Anne Wojcicki

Topics: Between Cards Certain Dealt Deck Environment Genes Genetics Got Influence Interested Me One Of The Things Our Outcomes Relationship Things

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I first heard about 'genes' when I was six years old. At dinner one night, I heard my mom tell my sister, 'It's in your genes.'

~Anne Wojcicki

Topics: About Dinner First Genes Heard Mom Night Old One Night Sister Six Tell Years Your

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If our biological imperative is to pass our genes to the next generation, our moral imperative has to be to try, before we become corpses, to leave them a planet they can survive on.

~Anthony Doerr

Topics: Become Before Biological Corpses Generation Genes Imperative Leave Moral Next Next Generation Our Pass Planet Survive Them Try

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I look better with a tan, but I've never gone the fake route. I don't need to - I have good foreign genes: half Spanish, half Hungarian.

~Anton Du Beke

Topics: Better Fake Foreign Genes Gone Good Half Hungarian Look Need Never Route Spanish Tan

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I've been thinking about disowning some of my genes lately. I have a few healthy, happy, long-living optimists in my family tree - most of them fans of Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy, a major champion of positive thinking. But I've got plenty of ancestors who played out more tortured hands.

~Ariel Gore

Topics: About Ancestors Baker Been Champion Christian Family Fans Few Founder Genes Got Hands Happy Healthy Lately Major Mary More Most Optimists Out Played Plenty Positive Positive Thinking Science Some Them Thinking Tortured Tree Who

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My parents couldn't give me a whole lot of financial support, but they gave me good genes. My dad is a handsome son-of-a-gun, and my mom is beautiful. And I've definitely been the lucky recipient. So, thank you, Mom and Dad.

~Ashton Kutcher

Topics: Beautiful Been Dad Definitely Financial Gave Genes Give Give Me Good Handsome Lot Lucky Me Mom Mom And Dad Parents Recipient Support Thank Thank You Whole You

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I am aware that I look good for my age. It's my genes. My dad looked incredibly young, so did my mother. And a younger husband helps. Scott is only 45. If he hadn't come along, I don't know what I'd have done.

~Barbara Windsor

Topics: Age Along Am Aware Come Dad Did Done Genes Good He Helps Husband Incredibly Know Look Looked Mother Only Scott Young Younger I Am

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The identification of the genes which determine biological phenomena and the study of the control they exert on these phenomena has proven to be the most successful approach to a detailed understanding of the mechanism of biological processes.

~Baruj Benacerraf

Topics: Approach Biological Control Detailed Determine Exert Genes Identification Mechanism Most Phenomena Processes Proven Study Successful Understanding Which

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