Quote by Richard Dawkins
When I say that human beings are just gene machines, one shouldnt

When I say that human beings are just gene machines, one shouldnt put too much emphasis on the word just. There is a very great deal of complication, and indeed beauty in being a gene machine. – Richard Dawkins

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Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, wheres the harm? September 11th changed all that. – Richard Dawkins

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Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time. – Richard Dawkins

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Ive never had any illusions about being a lead actor in films, because lead actors have to be of a certain kind. Apart from the beauty of looks and figure, which I cannot claim to have, theres just a particular kind of ordinary-Joe quality that a film star needs to have. – Stephen Fry

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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. – Confucius

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Its the beauty and curse of doing a daily show. Some days youve got nothing to talk about and other days Dick Cheney shoots his lawyer in the face and everyone is happy. – Craig Ferguson

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Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music thats stripped down. – Dave Grohl

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I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I dont just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that. – Richard Holbrooke

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Happiness is no laughing matter. – Richard Whately

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The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. – Anon.

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Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe? – Maurice Mascaranhas

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