“Living in an entirely different physical as well as biotic environment, such a population would have unique opportunities to enter new niches and to select novel adaptive pathways.” WellsDifferentOpportunityNovelEnvironmentUniquePopulationSelectPathwaysNicheAdaptiveUnique Opportunities Book:Toward a New Philosophy of Biology: Observations of an Evolutionist Source: Toward a New Philosophy of Biology: Observations of an Evolutionist
“Well, one thing's very clear, that terrorism isn't just a threat which is external to Western countries. It's not simply a foreign menace that comes from overseas to strike our cities. It can and it does, as we now know, come from within our own countries and from inside our own populations.” KnowsWellsDoeCountryCitiesClearOne ThingThreatWesternPopulationTerrorismStrikesMenace Author:Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones
“Corruption is a major cause of poverty as well as a barrier to overcoming it. The two scourges feed off each other, locking their populations in a cycle of misery. Corruption must be vigorously addressed if aid is to make a real difference in freeing people from poverty.” PeopleIfsWellsTwoRealCausesDifferencesPovertyMajorsOvercomingMiseryPopulationCorruptionAidsBarriersCyclesScourgeCauses Of Poverty Author:Peter Eigen
“We are not going to have a situation where our education spending goes back to its lowest level since the year 2000 despite a larger population and more kids to educate. We know that the single most important thing in terms of how well we can compete around the world is the quality of our workforce. We can't do that to our kids.” KnowsWorldYearsWellsImportantKidsTermLevelsQualitySituationImportant ThingsPopulationSpendingDespiteAround The WorldEducateLowestWorkforceEducation Spending Author:Barack Obama