Quotes about Gene

I thought of Gene Krupa's drumming, his staccato drumming. I went and put 'Misirlou' to that rhythm. Votes: 4

I'd never want to be Gene Simmons, an old man who puts on makeup to entertain kids, like a clown going to work. Votes: 4

Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence. Votes: 4

I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way. Votes: 4

Gene Roddenberry was a genius. Votes: 3

Well, you know somethin', Mean Gene... Votes: 3

Gene sometimes... well, he has his dream list. Votes: 3

Gene Mean, look at our body. Cameraman, zoom! Votes: 3

Gene police! You! Out of the pool, now! Votes: 3

Hurry up Gene, I got a date tonight. Votes: 3

I'm really influenced by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Votes: 3

Can't argue with Gene Roddenberry. He was a pretty brilliant guy. Votes: 3

Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time. Votes: 3

Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene is a classic example of science fiction. Votes: 3

The first people I ever saw were probably Little Richard and Gene Vincent. Votes: 3

I was at dinner with Gene Wilder and imitated Ethel Barrymore for everyone. Votes: 3

I was at dinner with Gene Wilder and imitated Ethel Barrymore for everyone Votes: 3

You have only three real friends: Jesus Christ, Sears Roebuck, and Gene Talmadge. Votes: 3

Of course, I have Gene Roddenberry to thank for the creation of Barclay. Votes: 3

My favorite film is Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge. Votes: 3

Gene Hackman was a superstar in the '70s - with that face! Votes: 3

Even by the time I was four or five, I had Gene Autry records. Votes: 3

Link Wray and Gene Vincent.... two of the greatest unknowns of rock 'n' roll. Votes: 3

Hey, I'm just trying to become the Michael Caine/Gene Hackman of my generation. Votes: 3

Hey, I'm just trying to become the Michael Caine/Gene Hackman of my generation." Votes: 3

A favorite cast? Lisa Kudrow, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and my wife. Votes: 3

I thought I'd gone to heaven, because I grew up watching Roy and Gene Autry Votes: 3

I thought I'd gone to heaven, because I grew up watching Roy and Gene Autry. Votes: 3

A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs. Votes: 3

I was very keen on people like Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent. Votes: 3

I've always admired Gene Hackman, Jack Lemmon, Jimmy Stewart, Gregory Peck. I'm showing my age here. Votes: 3

Gene Richards swings, the ball bounces foul and hits him in the head. No harm done. Votes: 3

I got to work with Gene Hackman for six weeks, side by side, 12 hours a day. Votes: 3

I wanted to be Gene Kelly. Well really, I just wanted to dance with Cyd Charisse. Votes: 3

I don't think anything I could ever do could make Gene Kelly look better than he was. Votes: 3

I have always been a fan of 'Star Trek.' I love Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future. Votes: 3

One day, God said 'Let there be prey.' And he created pigeons, rabbits, lambs and Gene Wilder. Votes: 3

Gingrich is the "foremost intellectual" in the Republican party like Gene Simmons is the foremost intellectual in "Kiss". Votes: 3

Whenever you get an inflamed tendon, you've got a problem. OK, here's the next pitch to Gene Tendon. Votes: 3

The fact that Gene Simmon's son is a manga-ka disturbs me more than whether he's really copying or not. Votes: 3

From 1980 to 1990, I shot more films than any other actor in the Screen Actors Guild, apart from Gene Hackman. Votes: 3

I always found that kind of hard, and even though Gene Kelly was also a taskmaster, Bobby [Fosse] was tougher. Votes: 3

I don't actually think 'The Selfish Gene' is a very good title. I think that's one of my worst titles. Votes: 3

I've always been interested in science - one of my favourite books is James Watson's 'Molecular Biology of the Gene.' Votes: 3

I grew up with the Gene Kelly look at war. The cheerful kind of stories you tell about a horrendous war. Votes: 3

The fact that they let me in a movie with Gene Hackman has left me with no faith in show buisness. Votes: 3

I have all the rhythm in my left hand, and I use the rhythms that Gene Krupa did on his drums. Votes: 3

It was mostly an aura about him (Gene Kelly). For me he was Hollywood. The way I'd imagined it as a child. Votes: 3

I spent an entire evening seated between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, being charmed from either side. It was pure Hollywood magic. Votes: 3

I've always had an innate ability to dance, but I'm not as spiffy as those cinema legends like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. Votes: 3

My mother loved Gene Wilder when I was growing up, so I used to watch all his movies with her. I just adore him. Votes: 3

Gene Roddenberry's thing always was, we should not pass judgment on anything that anyone else believes in or what they do in their lives. Votes: 3

I didn't have any inhibitions. I saw Elvis and Gene Vincent, and I thought, "Well, I can do this." And I liked doing it. Votes: 3

Andy Warhol: I think everybody should like everybody. Gene Swenson: Is that what Pop Art is all about? Andy Warhol: Yes, it's liking things. Votes: 3

No one but Gene Tierney could have played 'Laura.' There was no other actress around with her particular combination of beauty, breeding, and mystery. Votes: 3

Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland. Votes: 3

Gene Colan was like no other artist of his generation. His ability to create dramatic, multi-valued tonal illustrations using straight India ink and board was unparalleled. Votes: 3

My drummer, Gene Lake, is Oliver Lake's son. So I certainly have wide tastes, in not only what I listen to, but what I play as well. Votes: 3

I remember the review from Michael Wilmington in Chicago, and Gene Siskel wrote really smart reviews where I thought, "Oh, they totally get what we're attempting to do." Votes: 3

Of course when people are as talented as Jim O'Rourke or Gene Coleman, pretty soon you know that they're going to be part of the bigger scene anyway. Votes: 3

Patrick Swayze reminded me a lot of Gene Kelly. Patrick had that Everyman quality. Gene made dancing sort of an accessible idea for the regular guy out there. Votes: 3

'Singin' in the Rain' was the one for me. Yeah. I mean, Gene Kelly could just sway and never fall. He'd just sway and sway as he danced. Votes: 3

Singin' in the Rain' was the one for me. Yeah. I mean, Gene Kelly could just sway and never fall. He'd just sway and sway as he danced. Votes: 3

Every time Paul and Gene use my makeup, they have to pay me a royalty check. I think they changed the makeup so they didn't have to pay me. Votes: 3

I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed in beautiful pants, head scarves, and sunglasses. Votes: 3

Gene Wolfe has produced a work of art that can satisfy adult appetites and in which even the most fantastical elements register as poetry rather than as penny-whistle whimsy. Votes: 3

Sally Jenkins of the 'Washington Post' is the best sports columnist in the country. Second best is Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN.com, and third is Dan Wetzel on Yahoo! Votes: 3

I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed in beautiful pants, head scarves, and sunglasses. Votes: 3

Gene Autry was a pioneering star in the early days of music, radio, film, television and rodeo performances. I am proud to posthumously honor such an inspiring role model Votes: 3

Chocolate is the greatest gift to women ever created, next to the likes of Paul Newman and Gene Kelly. It's something that should be had on a daily basis. Votes: 3

I watched Gene Kelly for his smile, for his energy. Vittorio Gassman for his movement. Clark Gable for his mustache. And I watched Lassie who was happy as a dog. Votes: 3

I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these guys. I always wanted to be Bob Duvall. Votes: 3

When I'm writing music, I'm not playing a character. I'm not Alice Cooper or Gene Simmons or someone like that, who has acknowledged that they are writing music for a character. Votes: 3

I'm not as optimistic as Gene Roddenberry was. I fall somewhere in the middle. But as a romantic, I like to think things are going to get bigger rather than worse. Votes: 3

When I met Steve Kaufman, I thought he was Gene Simmons, but what an artist talent he is. He will be an art force in the art world to deal with. Votes: 3

The fact that Gene Weingarten and I and Bathroom Inventory are now part of some kind of Matrix of Poop strongly suggests that the Pulitzer is not what it once was. Votes: 3

People who criticize The Selfish Gene like that often haven't read it. The selfish gene accounts for altruism toward kin and individuals who might be in a position to reciprocate your altruism. Votes: 3

I idolize Gene Hackman. He is not a natural star, not an incandescent personality like Jack Nicholson, but he makes luminous the problems of being an ordinary man in an extraordinary situation. Votes: 3

When I was a kid, I loved Nicholas brothers films. It was like skateboarding. Even Gene Kelly: I always preferred him to Fred Astaire, just because he was more athletic, like skateboarding. Votes: 3

When we spoke, Gene Wilder had just written a memoir called "Kiss Me Like A Stranger." The title was suggested by his late wife Gilda Radner three weeks before she died in 1989. Votes: 3

I was a huge Della Reese fan, when Della Reese was on. I idolized all the panelists. I was in love with Kitty Carlisle. Nipsey Russell, Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass, Gene Rayburn. Votes: 3

Gene Roberts, one of Malcolm's X chiefs of security, was an NYPD undercover cop. He later went on to bigger things by being a disruptive force inside of the Black Panther Party. Votes: 3

I was like Gene Kelly, it was called singing in the rain. No seriously, I wasn't really born with a singing voice, but my friends Joe and John taught me how to sing. Votes: 3

As a dancer, obviously, we are all inspired by Michael Jackson, and I always looked up to Gene Kelly. He was a bigger version of Fred Astaire, and he was amazing as well. Votes: 3

I went to L.A. to be Brad Pitt; now I just want to be Gene Hackman. I came to Nashville to be Kenny Chesney. I'd be very fortunate to be George Strait. Votes: 3

I'm still ambivalent about Hollywood. I think that's why I made 'Star 80.' To deal with the ambivalence. I really wanted to succeed Gene Kelly, and I thought it was a fair bet. Votes: 3

I ended up gettin a little Gibson amp and a bass, because of Gene Simmons of Kiss. Myself and three other kids would pretend to be Kiss - I liked Gene the best. Votes: 3

I ended up gettin' a little Gibson amp and a bass, because of Gene Simmons of Kiss. Myself and three other kids would pretend to be Kiss - I liked Gene the best. Votes: 3

No matter what nationality or color is champion, we Irish like to say that we have a heavyweight champion, Gene Tunney retired, who can come back and take the title at any time. Votes: 3

You put funny people in funny costumes and paint them green and we could talk about anything we wanted to, because that was the only thing that fascinated Gene about this particular genre. Votes: 3

I still assume that, any day, I'm going to be exposed as a fraud. That, like I once heard Gene Hackman say, the acting police are going to burst in and take away my card. Votes: 3

This week, penny collector Gene Sukie went to the bank and cashed in 10,000 pounds of pennies he had collected over 34 years, which were worth over 14,000 dollars. And, of course, I was in line behind him. Votes: 3

Gene Kelly was a great dancer and I was lucky to be in 'Singin' in the Rain.' He was my teacher when I was 17 years old, when he was 37 years old. He taught me everything. Votes: 3

I was very influenced by the musicals and romantic comedies of the 1930s. I admired Gene Harlow and such, which probably explains why, since the end of my marriage, I've dated nothing but a succession of blondes. Votes: 3

I still can't believe I danced with Gene Kelly. How lucky am I that I've been in movies where I've danced with two of the greatest dancers of all time - with Gene Kelly and John Travolta. Votes: 3

Gene Krupa was my big hero, and I used to play on my mother's flour cans and sugar cans with the kitchen knives, listening to the big bands on my dad's records. Gene Krupa and Harry James. Votes: 3

I wrote three mysteries and then a contemporary spy novel that was unbelievably derivative - completely based on 'The Conversation,' the movie with Gene Hackman. Amazingly, the character in the book looks exactly like... Gene Hackman. Votes: 3

I love the old Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly movies; they're so beautiful to look at. It's such a shame we don't make them anymore. Although, I don't know how you could make tap dancing current and topical. Votes: 3

Gene, on the desire to be Finny: "I lost part of myself to him then, and a soaring sense of freedom revealed that this must have been my purpose from the first: to become a part of Phineas. Votes: 3

I love watching the old movies. I love Katharine Hepburn. I just adore her and everything that she stood for. I find it interesting watching the likes of Gene Tierney and those classic movies of the '40s. Votes: 3

Play It Again Sam's opening shot is the same as 'Purple Rose's final one: a close-up of a face, rapt in a movie house. I've certainly felt that in my life. I've been known to cry watching Gene Kelly. Votes: 3

Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always the result of stupendously complex gene-environment interactions, and environment is likely to remain the more important influence by far. Votes: 3

Donald O'Connor was in the film [ 'Singin' in the Rain' ] as well, and he was only 27 years old. So we were closer in age, and had more fun together on the set. Gene was more my teacher and mentor. Votes: 3

I can't believe how blessed I am! I'm married to the most wonderful man, Gene Raymond, whom I'm deeply in love with, and, my career is right where I want it to be. I can live like this forever! Votes: 3

I think at one time every drummer wanted to play like Krupa or wanted to win a Gene Krupa drum contest. This is the big inspiration for drummers and naturally it has to be the same way for me. Votes: 3

I'm in no hurry to get old. But when I do, I'll be out to enjoy every last minute. I see myself at 90 in some nursing home, waving my walking stick about as I jive to Gene Vincent records. Votes: 3

The Butler' has virtually nothing in common with its source material, the life of White House butler Gene Allen, except for the fact that the main character of the film and Allen were both black butlers in the White House. Votes: 3

He has a calsium deposit on the medulla oblongota of his brain, but he is a brilliant man. This man has a BA, an MA from Havard, and a PhD from Oxford. He's a brilliant man I tell you, Mean Gene. Votes: 3

Genetic engineering was messy. To force a sequence of foreign DNA into a plant, you couldn't just snip the desired gene from the bacteria and sew it on to the plant's DNA sequence like an old woman working on a quilt." Votes: 3

He [Gene Kelly] once told me dancing was a man's game, as much of a sport as baseball itself. And he made us believe that. He changed our minds and suddenly, all of America wanted to dance just like Gene Kelly. Votes: 3

I grew up with the movies of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire and Judy Garland - these are the kinds of shows and the kinds of numbers in shows that I dreamed of being in and doing when I was a kid. Votes: 3

The thing is that my idols have always been the types of guys who could do anything: Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Sinatra, Dean Martin; and when you look up to people like that, you don't accept that you need to be compartmentalised. Votes: 3

And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that had a program with a weight room and designed specifically for pitchers. Votes: 3

I'm a big fan of Kiss. Gene Simmons, he's all into marketing and branding. You name it, there's some type of product with Kiss' name on it. Studying people like that, you see guys have hooks and there are reasons people are successful. Votes: 3

...he went into the sitting room, put on a Duke Ellington record he had bought after seeing Gene Hackman sitting on the overnight bus in The Conversation to the sound of some fragile piano notes that were the loneliest Harry had ever heard. Votes: 3

Gene Wilder made his movie debut in "Bonnie And Clyde," starred in the Mel Brooks films "The Producers," "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles," played opposite Richard Pryor in "Silver Streak" and "Stir Crazy" and portrayed the candy-maker in "Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory." Votes: 3

I originally wanted to go into sports, but my first concert was KISS at the shooting of 'KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park.' The minute I saw Gene and Paul... it was all over. I knew that's what I wanted to do. Votes: 3

Of course the Disney movies, you know all the soundtracks, and anything Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire were doing - Singing in the Rain was one of my favorite musicals I used to watch a lot because my mom came from a theatre background. Votes: 3

I didn't smoke. I didn't smoke then, and I don't smoke now. We worked every day - that keeps you in pretty good shape. We could go for a long time in one take. You had to be in good shape with Gene Kelly. Votes: 3

My grammar school graduating class in 1941 had a little party for 13 or 14 year-old kids. [Trumpeter] King Kolax's band played for the party and Gene Ammons was playing tenor saxophone with the band. And that's when I said, "That's it!" Just like that, tunnelvision ever since. Votes: 3

I like the fact that this kind of family has been seen in a movie a million times: teenage kids, the family is a bit strained and they don't have enough money, but in the background the guy used to be a Gene Simmons type. Votes: 3

I was brought to Hollywood by Gene Roddenberry and Michael Eisner, chosen from 600 hopefuls to star in the original 'Star Trek' motion picture. The success of the film, coupled with the allure that I had shaved my head for the role, put a spotlight on me. Votes: 3

Mike [Mann], can you delete an e-mails you may have had with Keith [Trenberth] re AR4? Keith will do likewise...Can you also e-mail Gene and get him to do the same? I don't have his e-mail address...We will be getting Caspar to do likewise. Votes: 3

Just as blueprints don't necessarily specify blue buildings, selfish genes don't necessarily specify selfish organisms. As we shall see, sometimes the most selfish thing a gene can do is build a selfless brain. Genes are a play within a play, not the interior monologue of the players. Votes: 3

You go through at least the first two years of Star Trek and you find some amazing stuff. Everything that was going on Gene put into the series. He just put strange costumes on the actors and painted them funny colours and left the same situation in. Votes: 3

If there is one thing I learned by reading Epstein's "The Sports Gene" it is that world-class athletes are, by definition, abnormal: that is, the kind of person capable of competing at that level is necessarily very different from the rest of us physiologically. They are outliers. Votes: 3

Gene [Siskel] often mentioned something François Truffaut once told him: the most beautiful sight in a movie theater is to walk down to the front, turn around, and look at the light from the screen reflected on the upturned faces of the members of the audience. Votes: 3

Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel first championed my film, 'Hoop Dreams,' which was essential to its success. Roger remained a great supporter of my work throughout my career, and I'll never forget him tweeting about 'The Interrupters' right before its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. Votes: 3

I'm not an Adonis, that's for damn sure. I've never really thought of myself that way, and it doesn't matter to me. My favorite actors aren't Adonises. Dustin Hoffman is a flawed-looking man; he's amazing to me. Tom Hanks is flawed-looking; people love him. Same with Gene Hackman. Votes: 3

In my old age, it's kind of funny - at night, what I like to do is watch TV when I go to sleep. And what I really like is to put on a Gene Autry film, because he sings really well. So he sings me to sleep. Votes: 3

For some reason, the movies in the '40s have the best personalities: Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper, Betty Grable, Gene Tierney, and all those people. For some reason, I seem to gravitate more toward the '40s, and I don't necessarily know why. I just love the people. Votes: 3

Dancing is still the hardest profession. Gene Kelly said dancing is a man's game Women have to do the same thing in heels, and have to sing and smile at the same time. Professional athletes don't even have to do that "“ and they get to wear sneakers. Votes: 3

When I think of character actors, I think of Spencer Tracy; I think of Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall. When I was a young lad watching films, my eyes were on them - watching 'On the Waterfront,' my eyes are on Rod Steiger and Karl Malden, not on Brando. Votes: 3

I hope my fans remember my name is Gene Vincent and not Gene Autry. Votes: 3

Gene Simmons planned on being a success the moment he launched himself out of his mother's womb. Votes: 3

Gene Wilder characters wanted to be calm, but to the great delight of audiences, they rarely succeeded. Votes: 3

Gene Wilder often said that his job as an actor wasn't to make something funny but to make it real. Votes: 3

I would urge all bands that say they only care about credibility and don't care about money to send Gene Simmons every dollar that they don't want. I'd be happy to take it off them. Votes: 3

In fact, [Gene Wilder] had made a hysteric seem considerably less funny in his film debut as a terrified undertaker in "Bonnie And Clyde." And neurotics soon became his stock-in-trade, whether he was playing the weird title character in "Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory..." Votes: 3

On screen, Gene Wilder could often be summed up as an accident waiting to happen, that frizzy, flyaway hair, the eyes darting this way and that and then something would set him off, Zero Mostel, say, in the movie that made Wilder a star, "The Producers." Votes: 3

Well, that embarrassment gene, I don't really have a lot of it. Votes: 2

Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency. Votes: 2

Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being. Votes: 2

I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity. Votes: 2

Scientists have found the gene for shyness. They would have found it years ago, but it was hiding behind a couple of other genes. Votes: 2

I am a goofy person, really. That's where my energy goes, that's how I live my life. The goof gene is very strong inside me, really. Votes: 2

I mean people up here aren't stupid, I'm lower gene pool and I kind of sit in amazement at watching some of them because they are pretty damn smart. Votes: 2

If there is one thing that all players have in common it is that winning, competitive gene; the ability to overcome obstacles and fight for what you want from your career. Votes: 2

I'm fascinated by the idea that genetics is digital. A gene is a long sequence of coded letters, like computer information. Modern biology is becoming very much a branch of information technology. Votes: 2

To be a soldier one needs that special gene, that extra something, that enables a person to jump into one on one combat, something, after all, that is unimaginable to most of us, as we are simply not brave enough. Votes: 2

Innovation is what America does best. Whether it is the Apollo Project to the moon, developing the most advanced defense technologies available, the rise of the Internet or the latest advancements in biomedical gene therapies, our nation leads the world in transformative innovations. Votes: 2

A lot of boys in my poker circle are mathematicians who play on probability. I don't have that kind of brain, so I rely on instinct. But I recently found out that poker and cards in general go way back in my family gene pool. Votes: 2

I don't deny the importance of genetics. However, the fact that I might be altruistic isn't because I have a gene for altruism; the fact that I do something for my children at some cost to myself comes from a history that has operated on me. Votes: 2

Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live. Votes: 2

Science is a victim of its own reductive metaphors: 'Big Bang,' 'selfish gene' and so on. Richard Dawkins' selfish gene fitted with the Thatcherite politics of the time. It should actually be the 'altruistic gene,' but he'd never have sold as many books with a title like that. Votes: 2

Biodiversity can't be maintained by protecting a few species in a zoo, or by preserving greenbelts or national parks. To function properly, nature needs more room than that. It can maintain itself, however, without human expense, without zookeepers, park rangers, foresters or gene banks. All it needs is to be left alone. Votes: 2

Yes, it seems we've got this mutant gene in our human personality that makes us susceptible to this same kind of mistake over and over again. It's really uncanny how we build these beautiful multicultural edifices and then allow this switch to be flipped and everybody goes, 'Oh, the other, get them out of here.' Votes: 2

I tap danced for ten years before I began to understand people don't make musicals anymore. All I wanted to do was be at MGM working for Arthur Freed or Gene Kelly or Vincent Minelli. Historical and geographical constraints made this impossible. Slowly but surely the pen became mightier than the double pick-up time step with shuffle. Votes: 2

Also, I think having that comic gene kind of makes you look at things in a different way. If you take yourself so seriously, eventually you end up one of those people having a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on their lives. You see them drawing the curtains and they don't even realize that they've kind of drifted off somewhere. Votes: 2

In the original introduction to the word meme in the last chapter of 'The Selfish Gene,' I did actually use the metaphor of a 'virus.' So when anybody talks about something going viral on the Internet, that is exactly what a meme is, and it looks as though the word has been appropriated for a subset of that. Votes: 2

When I come to Chicago, I gorge myself. I get off the plane and start with Gene and Jude's for two hot dogs with everything, swing by The Fudge Pot for a taffy apple and a turtle, chocolate clusters at Sarah's Pastries and Candies and steak at Smith and Wollensky. I find time for Gino's pizza within the next 12 hours. Votes: 2

I used to go over to Gene Kelly's house and play volleyball, and Paul Newman and Marlon Brando were always there. You kind of took it for granted because I was 20, 21, 22, and they were a bit older - well, Gene certainly was. But it was just part of daily living. They were in the same profession, and you didn't think that much about it. Votes: 2

Technology is the gene uncorked. Votes: 0

I didn't get the charm gene. Votes: 0

Good leaders have a generosity gene. Votes: 0

Human beings are just gene machines. Votes: 0

The gene as the basis of life. Votes: 0

Every great leader has a generosity gene. Votes: 0

The environment can actually affect gene expression. Votes: 0

Perhaps I'm missing the gene for making enemies. Votes: 0

I believe that the Belgians do possess some surrealistic gene. Votes: 0

The body is merely an evolutionary vehicle for the gene Votes: 0

Let's face it, the gene pool needs a little chlorine. Votes: 0

The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard. Votes: 0

I'm bald, blind and pale. I'm like a gigantic recessive gene. Votes: 0

Today we try to identify a gene and then study its properties. Votes: 0

Selfish-gene theory tells us nothing about the value of interacting through language. Votes: 0

Heritability pertains to the entirety of the genome, not to a single gene. Votes: 0

Exchange of breeding individuals between two populations tends to homogenize their gene pools. Votes: 0

It appears that the human genome does indeed contain deserts, or large, gene-poor regions. Votes: 0

My mother was a lupus patient. I was a child with the lupus gene. Votes: 0

The male is an incomplete female, a walking abortion, aborted at the gene stage Votes: 0

Like lycanthropy, the nerd gene can skip a generation. My maternal grandfather was a technophile. Votes: 0

Food is medicine. We can actually change our gene expressions with the foods we eat. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton has emphasized that she is afflicted with or possessed of the responsibility gene. Votes: 0

E-mail has some magical ability to turn off the politeness gene in a human being. Votes: 0

A gene can be either dominant or recessive, depending on which type of gene it is. Votes: 0

My dad gave me the gene to enjoy cooking, and to enjoy consuming good food and wine. Votes: 0

The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene. Votes: 0

Of course we're all programmed genetically to some extent. But the "selfish gene" thesis doesn't explain everything. Votes: 0

You get diarrhea out here, you dehydrate from the inside out - you leave the gene pool. Votes: 0

Mental degeneracy may be caused by lead poisoning. Or by a poor dip in the gene pool. Votes: 0

There are three great themes in science in the twentieth century : the atom, the computer, and the gene. Votes: 0

In the past, when we've tried gene therapy, we haven't had tools that have allowed targeted gene correction. Votes: 0

You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will create an allergenic effect. Votes: 0

It is not in the gene of an Intellectually blinded person to experience the paradise in the writer's imagination. Votes: 0

I'm just another reject slowly slipping out of the gene pool to get hoovered up by the sex industry. Votes: 0

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it. Votes: 0

My whole family is missing that sports gene. I hope I didn't screw that up by marrying a great golfer. Votes: 0

I wish I had more of the hero gene, but I don't think I'd be very good at playing one. Votes: 0

I'm allergic to dogs, so I couldn't even adopt what gay men typically adopt when they have that maternal gene. Votes: 0

Biology will relate every human gene to the genes of other animals and bacteria, to this great chain of being." Votes: 0

While we can't turn off the aging gene, we do go to a lot of extremes to stay young, I've noticed. Votes: 0

The difference between humans and Neanderthals is .004 percent of gene code. That's how big the difference is, one species to another. Votes: 0

Scientists announced that they have located the gene for alcoholism. Scientists say they found it at a party, talking way too loudly. Votes: 0

For me, the level at which natural selection causes the phenomenon of adaptation is the level of the replicator - the gene. Votes: 0

I must confess, when I see anyone with an Obama 2012 bumper sticker, I recognize them as a threat to the gene pool. Votes: 0

every one of us possesses a gene predisposing us toward rivalry, competition, and fits of envy with any past, present, or future siblings. Votes: 0

The male is a biological accident: the Y (male) gene is an incomplete X (female) gene, that has an incomplete set of chromosomes... Votes: 0

Early experience shapes the structure and function of the brain. This reveals the fundamental way in which gene expression is determined by experience. Votes: 0

Protein synthesis is a central problem for the whole of biology, and that it is in all probability closely related to gene action. Votes: 0

If your corn has a herbicide-tolerant gene, it means you can pray your herbicides and kill the weeds; you won't kill your corn. Votes: 0

Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited descendants like me - I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us. Votes: 0

My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it. Votes: 0

I think I am missing a gene that most people have to enable them to feel happiness about success and these kind of things. Votes: 0

Natural selection is not gene centrist and nor is biology all about genes; our comprehending minds are a result of our fast evolving culture. Votes: 0

I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis. Votes: 0

Are the people who run for president really the best in a country of 240 million? If so, something has happened to the gene pool. Votes: 0

I think that there's got to be a comic gene in some way, but it's so much about it is how you grow up. Votes: 0

I am an enthusiastic Darwinian, but I think Darwinism is too big a theory to be confined to the narrow context of the gene. Votes: 0

Imagine that: If you could change one of the genes in an experiment, an aging gene, maybe you could slow down aging and extend lifespan. Votes: 0

Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one. Votes: 0

We are born to be ourselves-in need of upgrading the gene-to look back again and again and befriend the person we once intended to become. Votes: 0

There is only one all pervading God. It has only one message - Love all, encompass all and transcend the limits of the selfish gene. Votes: 0

When a trait is universal, evolutionary biologists look for a genetic explanation and wonder how that gene or genes might enhance survival or reproductive success. Votes: 0

Running around in the grass near an unsecured structure and a bunch of trees is a good way of taking yourself out of the gene pool. Votes: 0

It's possible that we could change a human gene and double our life span. I don't know if that's true, but we can't rule that out. Votes: 0

All other species on this planet are gene machines only. They don't imitate at all well; we alone are gene machines and meme machines as well. Votes: 0

Every journey that is successful has culs-de-sac and speed bumps. I carry a wisdom gene through my life through the good, the bad, and the ugly. Votes: 0

When you hang around a lot of comedians long enough, you realize there's a certain gene, in every comedian. It's why we get hyper-analytical about things. Votes: 0

Are the different species defined by paleontologists - Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis and ourselves, Homo sapiens - all part of the same gene pool or not? Votes: 0

I have a blend of klotho gene variants that have been linked with a lower risk for coronary artery disease and stroke and an advantage in longevity. Votes: 0

New gene pools are generated in every generation, and evolution takes place because the successful individuals produced by these gene pools give rise to the next generation. Votes: 0

I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is much suffering as a result. Votes: 0

Dogbert: Scientists have discovered the gene that makes some people love golf. Dilbert: How can they tell it's the golf gene? Dogbert: It's plaid and it lies. Votes: 0

It is important to consider whether the sample size selected by the Environmental Genome Project will provide sufficient power to discover most alleles relevant to gene-environment interactions. Votes: 0

My mom is a really good cook. I didn't get the cooking gene, but she cooks this really amazing dinner every Christmas, and that's always really fun. Votes: 0

We've got the catalog, now we just have to figure it out. It's not going to be one gene. It's going to be an accumulation of changes. Votes: 0

If life really depends on each gene being as unique as it appears to be, then it is too unique to come into being by chance mutations. Votes: 0

Transposons are just small pieces of DNA that randomly insert in the genetic code. And if they insert in the middle of the gene, they disrupt its function. Votes: 0

I think we all have a slightly gay gene inside us, don't we? It might be 0.00001 per cent as mine is, or one per cent as yours is. Votes: 0

Get it out of your head that wine’s just a drink. Real wine is like a missing human gene. It vaccinates you against mundanity, against bad life. Votes: 0

You cannot insert a gene you took from a bacteria into a seed and call it LIFE. You have not created life, instead you have only polluted it. Votes: 0

What causes autism? As far as we know in 2013, there is no single gene or single environmental factor that accounts for the more than 1 million Americans with ASDs. Votes: 0

As for the presence of large NGF [nerve growth factor] sources in snake venom and male genital organs, they may be conceived as instances of bizarre evolutionary gene expression. Votes: 0

If we could switch off the aging gene we would. There's no technology that we've had that we haven't used. We are in the capital of staying young forever. Votes: 0

The success gene lives in every person regardless of the results they are presently getting - we are spiritual beings and spirit is always for expansion and fuller expression. Votes: 0

There is one thing that humans strive for with every cell, every gene, every nerve fiber of our beings. ... More than Mallomars, more than hot sex, we want to belong. Votes: 0

Actors have a magic gene within them - I think they're the finest descendants of rogues and vagabonds - and it's all too easily forgotten what the acting legacy is. Votes: 0

It is probably fair to estimate the frequency of a majority of mutations, in higher organisms, between one in ten thousand and one in a million per gene per generation. Votes: 0

My grandfather, Harry, died when my dad was in his early 20s, so I never met him. Amazingly, he was 6ft tall. That gene definitely never filtered down to me! Votes: 0

I just have that cop gene going on. I like strong women. I think a lot of women relate to strong characters, and a cop is still a strong character. Votes: 0

I think it's the most responsible thing you can do, to have kids. It's not something to be taken lightly. I don't have that gene that people have to replicate. Votes: 0

My family are all storytellers, and I think I inherited a lot more of that gene than other people in my family. I guess I was fun to have around. Votes: 0

I do not have a bride gene. I haven't been planning a wedding since I was 3. I never put a sheet on my head and pretended that it was a veil. Votes: 0

There are actually people who go out and re-fight these battles. You know what I say? Use real ammunition! You just might raise the intelligence level of the American gene pool! Votes: 0

Nothing else is going to matter if we kill the earth and we kill the food and we destroy the gene pool and there aren't any people around to enjoy the earth. Votes: 0

Probably spending 12 years at boarding school - comedy became a survival gene. But I think some people are funny right off the bat, as soon as they can speak or be naughty. Votes: 0

In Silicon Valley, I point out that many of the more successful entrepreneurs seem to be suffering from a mild form of Asperger's where it's like you're missing the imitation, socialization gene. Votes: 0

Over the course of fifteen years of research on plant development, I came to the conclusion that for understanding the development of plants, their morphogenesis, genes and gene products are not enough. Votes: 0

We are sometimes asked what the result would be if we put four +'s in one gene. To answer this my colleagues have recently put together not merely four but six +'s. Votes: 0

You can over analyze anything. I constantly have to tell myself, 'Sabrina, stop thinking.' There are people who are just analytical. It's part of your gene makeup, or too much caffeine. Votes: 0

What really happens is that the gene pool becomes filled with genes that influence bodies in such a way that they behave 'as if' they made complex, if unconscious, cost/benefit calculations Votes: 0

A key issue in developmental biology at that time was the problem of how cells underwent differentiation, with most workers concentrating on explanations in terms of changes in enzyme and gene regulation. Votes: 0

The whole [scientific] process resembles biological evolution. A problem is like an ecological niche, and a theory is like a gene or a species which is being tested for viability in that niche. Votes: 0

I have fabulous sons, but unfortunately, they both have that thrill-seeker gene - bigger, higher, faster, scarier. I have a deal with God. If I'm breathing, that's a prayer for my sons' safety. Votes: 0

In the comic-book lore, of course, you mutate post a traumatic event. You must have the mutant gene, but if something traumatic happens to you, usually at puberty, then that mutation manifests itself. Votes: 0

A gene might be able to assist replicas of itself that are sitting in other bodies. If so, this would appear as individual altruism but it would be brought about by gene selfishness. Votes: 0

There's no genetic basis for any kind of rigid ethnic or racial classification. . . I'm always asked is there Greek DNA or an Italian gene, but, of course, there isn't. . . . We're very closely related. Votes: 0

I've always been antagonistic to any naïve application of the selfish gene theory to politics. Some people have attempted to suggest that it means we are selfish or we should be selfish. Votes: 0

What would happen if the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool? You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done. Votes: 0

Bill Clinton, talking about the need to financially empower wives and mothers in regressive countries, once remarked that women have 'the responsibility gene.' No one has that gene more markedly than his wife. Votes: 0

As a consequence, geneticists described evolution simply as a change in gene frequencies in populations, totally ignoring the fact that evolution consists of the two simultaneous but quite separate phenomena of adaptation and diversification. Votes: 0

My belief is that cancer comes from inside you and so much of it has to do with the environment of your body. It's the stress that will turn that gene on or not. Votes: 0

If you want to study one of these strange organisms, you had better have a good justification. It's not good to study gene organisation in some obscure insect that no one's ever heard about. Votes: 0

If you want to study one of these strange organisms, you had better have a good justification. It's not good to study gene organisation in some obscure insect that no one's ever heard about. Votes: 0

We are built as gene machines and cultured as meme machines, but we have the power to turn against our creators. We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators. Votes: 0

Someone once referred to modeling as being like winning the lottery gene pool. It's such an odd way to put things, but what is different about modelling is that the industry often picks you. Votes: 0

I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my father had done. I was afraid I had inherited a poisoned gene from him, a vocation without a gift. Votes: 0

If your corn has a herbicide-tolerant gene, it means you can spray your herbicides and kill the weeds; you won't kill your corn because it's producing a gene that makes it tolerant of the herbicide. Votes: 0

That work led to the emergence of the recombinant DNA technology thereby providing a major tool for analyzing mammalian gene structure and function and formed the basis for me receiving the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Votes: 0

As has repeatedly been stated, the underlying hypothesis, which in a number of cases has been supported by direct experimental evidence, is that each gene controls the production, function, and specificity of a particular enzyme. Votes: 0

As has repeatedly been stated, the underlying hypothesis, which in a number of cases has been supported by direct experimental evidence, is that each gene controls the production, function, and specificity of a particular enzyme." Votes: 0

Natural selection based on the differential multiplication of variant types cannot exist before there is material capable of replicating itself and its own variations, that is, before the origination of specifically genetic material or gene-material. Votes: 0

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.This was said by gene wilder ... what does it mean ? Votes: 0