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“There is no gene "for" such unambiguous bits of morphology as your left kneecap or your fingernail. [...] Hundreds of genes contribute to the building of most body parts and their action is channeled through a kaleidoscopic series of environmental influences: embryonic and postnatal, internal and external. Parts are not translated genes, and selection doesn't even work directly on parts.”

Body Action Left Bits Influence Building Series Environmental Internals Genes Selection Fingernails Morphology Environmental Influences

Book:The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History

Source: The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History

“Nature's patterns sometimes reflect two intertwined features: fundamental physical laws and environmental influences. It's nature's version of nature versus nurture.”

Two Sometimes Law Influence Fundamentals Environmental Patterns Versions Features Nurture Versus Intertwined Nature Vs Nurture Environmental Influences

Author:Brian Greene

“The only way you can estimate environmental influences is by measuring them.”

Way Influence Environmental Measuring Environmental Influences

Author:Richard Bentall

“The personal power that comes from principle-centered living is the power of a self-aware, knowledgeable, proactive individual, unrestricted by the attitudes, behaviors, and actions of others or by many of the circumstances and environmental influences that limit other people.”

People Inspirational Self Action Individual Attitude Principles Influence Circumstances Limits Behavior Environmental Knowledgeable Personal Power Proactive Environmental Influences

Book:The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook

Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook

“Without total freedom, every perception, every objective regard, is twisted. It is only the man who is totally free that can look and understand immediately. Freedom implies really, doesn't it, the total emptying of the mind. To completely empty the whole content of the mind — that is real freedom.”

“You become what you do. How and what you become depends on environmental influence so you become who you hang around. Raise the standard your peers must meet and you'll raise your expectations of yourself. If your environment is not making you better, change it.”

Ifs Environment Influence Depends Standards Expectations Raises Environmental Peers Our Environment Expectations Of Yourself Environmental Influences

Author:Mark Twight