“Heritability pertains to the entirety of the genome, not to a single g...” — Steven Pinker Quote

Heritability pertains to the entirety of the genome, not to a single gene.

Violent movements attract thugs and firebrands who enjoy the mayhem. Violent tactics provide a pretext for retaliation by the enemy and alienate third parties who might otherwise support the movement.

People have long assumed that violence is necessary for political change. Rulers never cede power voluntarily, the argument goes, so progressives have no choice but to contemplate the use of force to bring about a better world, mindful of the trade-off between a small amount of violence now and acceptance of an unjust status quo indefinitely.

Democracy is an imperfect way of steering between the violence of anarchy and the violence of tyranny, with the least violence you can get away with.

I think I have a gene in me to always fight for the underdog, which I've done since I was a kid.

I got the performance gene.

I was at UCLA when John Wooden was the basketball coach. The next coach was Gene Bartow, who got fired for winning 90 percent plus of his games. He wasn't John Wooden. It's incredibly difficult to replace someone who has been seen as an icon.

I didn't get the gene that makes me care about what other people think. I'm much like Trump that way. I don't really care. They're just words.

Gene Hackman was a superstar in the '70s - with that face!