#erm

So no, it's not all in the genes, but what isn't in the genes isn't in the family environment either. It can't be explained in terms of the overall personalities or the child-rearing practices of parents. ↗

— Steven Pinker

#either #environment #explained #family #genes

The Germanic invasions destroyed neither the Mediterranean unity of the ancient world, nor what may be regarded as the truly essential features of the Roman culture as it still existed in the 5th century, at a time when there was no longer an Emperor in the West. ↗

— Henri Pirenne

#century #culture #destroyed #emperor #essential

I am heartily rejoiced that my term is so near its close. I will soon cease to be a servant and will become a sovereign. ↗

— James K. Polk

#become #cease #close #heartily #i

There has never been a campaign where there hasn't been sniping from the outside and second-guessing. I hear the same sometimes from the Democratic side in terms of President Obama's campaign, so that's to be expected. ↗

— Rob Portman

#campaign #democratic #expected #hasn #hear

When you act on your beliefs, the realisation that happens is caused by you and this will in turn lead to a consequence. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#mind-body-spirit #mind-power #money #motivational #new-age

And in terms of entitlement reforms, we have to save them from themselves, because if we don't reform social security and we don't reform Medicare, they're going to actually implode. ↗

— Ben Quayle

#because #entitlement #going #medicare #reform

I would like to see this group in this Congress be starting the process to get ourselves on long term fiscal strong footing. ↗

— Ben Quayle

#fiscal #footing #get #group #i

In the spiritual world many forms of the physical universe that are potentially effective can be perceived but with regard to time, we can observe only one form. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#mind-body-spirit #mind-power #money #motivational #new-age

Quite often in life, when a tragic event arrives it becomes a springboard for mirroring all other things in one's life that one hasn't come to terms with. ↗

— Charlotte Rampling

#becomes #come #event #hasn #life

I always think everything is going to last forever, but nothing ever does. In fact nothing exists longer than an instant except the thing that we hold in memory ↗

— Sam Savage

#impermanence #last #life #memory #life