David Sloan Wilson quotes
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“Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary.”
-- David Sloan WilsonSource : David Sloan Wilson (2015). “Does Altruism Exist?: Culture, Genes, and the Welfare of Others”, p.71, Yale University Press
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“One reason that a truth and reconciliation process is needed for group selection is to return to the simplicity of the original problem and Darwin's solution. As Ed Wilson and I put it in our recent review article titled “Rethinking the Theoretical Foundation of Sociobiologyâ€: Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary.”
-- David Sloan WilsonSource : "Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection II: The Original Problem" by David Sloan Wilson, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 1, 2009.
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“That's okay. You an be selfish with me all you want. I'm yours.”
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“If you but knew the flames that burn in me which I attempt to beat down with my reason.”
Source : "Fictional character: Evgeny Onegin". "Onegin", www.imdb.com. 1999.
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“I don't consciously beat the drums for any cause, not even the negro in the United States.”
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“Chris Brown beat you because you're not pretty enough.”
Source : "Amanda Bynes goes after Rihanna, tweets ‘Chris Brown beat you because you’re not pretty enough’" by David K. Li, nypost.com. May 26, 2013.
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“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.”
Source : Anthony Trollope (2016). “Anthony Trollope: The Chronicles of Barsetshire & The Palliser Novels (Unabridged): The Warden + The Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset + Can You Forgive Her? + The Prime Minister + Eustace Diamonds...”, p.66, e-artnow (Open Publishing)
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