Leslie Orgel Quotes and Sayings - Page 1

“There is no agreement on the extent to which metabolism could develop independently of a genetic material. In my opinion, there is no basis in known chemistry for the belief that long sequences of reactions can organize spontaneously -- and every reason to believe that they cannot. The problem of achieving sufficient specificity, whether in aqueous solution or on the surface of a mineral, is so severe that the chance of closing a cycle of reactions as complex as the reverse citric acid cycle, for example, is negligible.”
-- Leslie Orgel

#Believe Quotes #Agreement Quotes #Long Quotes

“Evolution is smarter than you are.”
-- Leslie Orgel

#Evolution Quotes

“Living organisms are distinguished by their specified complexity”
-- Leslie Orgel

#Complexity Quotes #Distinguished Quotes

“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”

“Psychoanalysts believe that the only "normal" people are those who cause not trouble to either themselves or anyone else.”

“I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.”

“Every family has a story that it tells itself, that it passes on to the children and grandchildren. The story grows over the years, mutates, some parts are sharpened, others dropped, and there is often debate about what really happened. But even with these different sides of the same story, there is still agreement that this is the family story. And in the absence of other narratives, it becomes the flagpole that the family hangs its identity from.”

Source : A.M. Homes (2012). “The Mistress's Daughter: A Memoir”, p.93, Granta Books

“The fact that the Catholic Church has come to an agreement with Fascist Italy ... proves beyond doubt that the Fascist world of ideas is closer to Christianity than those of Jewish liberalism or even atheistic Marxism...”

“Europeans should pay more attention. Iran has called for dialogue and is moving in the direction of reaching an agreement through peaceful means.”

Source : "Iran: U.N. Referral Means the End of Diplomacy". www.foxnews.com. January 31, 2006.

“When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.”

“Krishnamacharya's personal practice was always with long deep breathing and mental focus. Observe the position of his head, the lower abdomen and his mental focus. He was always concentrated on the inner alignment through breath.”

“Autumn can be glorious but menacing too - the long shadows, brisk winds, scurrying leaves, impending frost.”

Source : A. S. A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife: A Novel”, p.96, Penguin

“It's been so long and I'm lost without you, what am I gonna do? I been needin' you, wantin' you, wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you. Is your heart still mine? I wanna cry sometimes ... I miss you.”