#ions

As a consequence, geneticists described evolution simply as a change in gene frequencies in populations, totally ignoring the fact that evolution consists of the two simultaneous but quite separate phenomena of adaptation and diversification. ↗

— Ernst Mayr

#change #consequence #consists #described #diversification

In those early years in New York when I was a stranger in a big city, it was the companionship and later friendship which I was offered in the Linnean Society that was the most important thing in my life. ↗

— Ernst Mayr

#big city #city #companionship #early #friendship

Most of them are doomed to rapid extinction, but a few may make evolutionary inventions, such as physiological, ecological, or behavioral innovations that give these species improved competitive potential. ↗

— Ernst Mayr

#competitive #doomed #ecological #evolutionary #extinction

The major novelty of my theory was its claim that the most rapid evolutionary change does not occur in widespread, populous species, as claimed by Most geneticists, but in small founder populations. ↗

— Ernst Mayr

#claim #claimed #does #evolutionary #founder

Any clod can have the facts; having opinions is an art. ↗

— Charles McCabe

#art #facts #having #opinions

The concern around probable questions, which in a sense have been hidden, will grow around the world and the matter is critical, the reason we are doing all this is so we can respond correctly to what is reported to be a major catastrophe on the African continent. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#around #been #catastrophe #concern #continent

I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on matters of the economy; I'm not a soldier I can't take decisions on matters of defence; I'm not an educationist so I can't take decisions about education. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#about #decisions #defence #economist #economy

If you sit in a position where decisions that you take would have a serious effect on people, you can't ignore a lot of experience around the world which says this drug has these negative effects. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#decisions #effect #effects #experience #ignore

Well, because lots of questions had been raised about the toxicity of the drug, which is very serious. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#because #been #had #lots #questions

I love those preliminary conversations about who a character is. You try on wigs, shoes and clothes. It's preferable when it's not about looking pretty. It can get a little dull to just be cute. We talk about things like, maybe my character can't afford these Christian Louboutins. ↗

— Rachel McAdams

#afford #character #christian #clothes #conversations