John B. S. Haldane Quotes

We do not know, in most cases, how far social failure and success are due to heredity, and how far to environment. But environment is the easier of the two to improve.

John B. S. Haldane

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 5, 1892 - December 1, 1964

Topics

SuccessFailureEnvironmentKnowTwo

All the fascination with numbers conspires to make you forget the beauty of the game sometimes.

Jeff Van Gundy

BeautyGameYouNumbersSometimes

Across the board, from my mother to my father to my aunts and uncles, everybody has always given me a lot of love.

Amos Lee

LoveFatherMotherMeAlwaysBoard

Red Letter Christians believe in the doctrines of the Apostle's Creed, are convinced that the Scriptures have been inspired by the Holy Spirit, and make having a personal transforming relationship with the resurrected Christ the touchtone of their faith.

Tony Campolo

FaithRelationshipRedBelieveBeen

It stands to reason: Higher wages means higher loyalty and morale, which means higher productivity, which means a more profitable business.

Tom Perez

BusinessLoyaltyMoreReasonMorale

People who are deceptive themselves have a really good ear for deception. They know when somebody's telling the truth or not, and so one of the ways around that is to always be telling the truth - or some version of it.

Ron Livingston

GoodTruthPeopleKnowDeception

I consider myself a lyrics guy.

Mike Posner

MyselfGuyLyricsConsider

Enterprise Washington is economic development in areas of high unemployment around the state of Washington.

Mike Lowry

WashingtonDevelopmentHighEconomic

It's just hard to get an independent film made.

Luke Evans

IndependentHardFilmGetJustMade

With a far-future setting merging Chinese and American culture, 'Firefly' also saw high-tech futurism blended with the traditional Wild West.

Jay Kristoff

CultureAmericanWildWild WestSaw

When I get into a bad mood, I do sports and then everything's OK. And then I go and make decisions, however painful they may be.

Dmitry Medvedev

SportsDecisionsBadGoMoodMay

If there's an inkling of abuse, I have to move on. Even jealousy - seems cute it first, but if they're getting in my head, it's not right for me. It's okay to be alone. It's okay to be single. The right thing will come along.

Christina Milian

AloneCuteJealousyMeMove OnOkay

Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make space where there is no space or make you think of a life experience.

Chuck Close

LifeTimeArtExperienceSpaceMe

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