Wilhelm Johannsen quotes

Wilhelm Johannsen quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“This constitution we designate by the word genotype. The word is entirely independent of any hypothesis; it is fact, not hypothesis that different zygotes arising by fertilisation can thereby have different qualities, that, even under quite similar conditions of life, phenotypically diverse individuals can develop.”
-- Wilhelm Johannsen

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“The science of genetics is in a transition period, becoming an exact science just as the chemistry in the times of Lavoisier, who made the balance an indispensable implement in chemical research.”
-- Wilhelm Johannsen

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“But even race-neutral policies and recruitment efforts designed to achieve greater diversity are, in the end, not race neutral.”
“I just want to keep the diversity and the options open. In terms of what I'm looking for, I'd like to do a lead action role.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Pluralist societies are not accidents of history. They are a product of enlightened education and continuous investment by governments and all of civil society in recognizing and celebrating the diversity of the world's peoples.”

Source : Speech on Democratic Development, Pluralism and Civil Society delivered at the Nobel Institute, Oslo, Norway, www.akdn.org. April 07, 2005.
“[The media] are using a national treasure--that's what the public airwaves are. And they have a responsibility to bring out the full diversity of opinion or lose their licenses.”

Source : Winter Soldier Testimony, 2008.
“The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 06, 2016
“My worthiness is all my doubt His Merit- all my fear- Contrasting which my quality Does however appear”
“All tastes have the quality of being in some way artificial and invented. The secret of life is to have enough detachment from your tastes and your values to see that they are a little bit absurd.”
“I want to express the utmost intensity of the color, bring out the quality, make it expressive.”

Source : Adolph Gottlieb, Robert M. Doty, Diane Waldman (1968). “Adolph Gottlieb”
“to be civilized is to be incapable of giving unnecessary offense, it is to have some quality of consideration for all who cross our path.”
“Wit is as infinite as love, and a deal more lasting in its qualities.”

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