Quote by Joan D. Vinge

We are all born with a unique genetic blueprint, which lays out the basic characteristics of our personality as well as our physical health and appearance... And yet, we all know that life experiences do change us.

We are all born with a unique genetic blueprint, which lays

Summary

This quote suggests that while we are born with a predetermined genetic blueprint that influences our personality traits, physical health, and appearance, it acknowledges that life experiences have the power to shape and change us. It recognizes the interplay between nature and nurture, emphasizing that although some aspects of ourselves are predetermined, our experiences have a profound impact on who we become. Ultimately, it highlights the dynamic and complex nature of human development, where both inherent characteristics and external influences contribute to our growth and transformation.

Topics

Change

By Joan D. Vinge

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

There will always be a frontier where there is an open mind

There will always be a frontier where there is an open mind and a willing hand.

Charles Franklin Kettering

Opportunity

Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he

Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.

Good

And though thou notest from thy safe recess old friends burn

And though thou notest from thy safe recess old friends burn dim, like lamps in noisome air love them for what they are; nor love them less, because to thee they are not what they were.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Friends

When Demetrie got sick, we knew it was our responsibility to

When Demetrie got sick, we knew it was our responsibility to take care of her and pay her medical bills. And we embraced that. But the tricky part is, like so many families in the South, we also expected her to use a separate bathroom, to use separate utensils.

Kathryn Stockett

Medical

I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last t

I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it.

Money

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom

I believe that we as the leader of the Free World must provi

I believe that we as the leader of the Free World must provide important leadership on the ethical parameters, the ethical constraints that this research requires.

Leadership

I know how bad Albany is. I know it better than most. I unde

I know how bad Albany is. I know it better than most. I understand why people are angry. I'm angry. The question is going to be, how do you change Albany, what is the plan for change, and then how do you actually get it done?

Change

Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'

Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'

Nature

It is impossible, in our condition of Society, not to be som

It is impossible, in our condition of Society, not to be sometimes a Snob.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Society

So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know i

So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a truly happy life until the very end. This view of life and death was reinforced by my close witnessing of the buildup to the death of Philip Gould. Philip was without doubt my closest friend in politics. When he died, I felt like I had lost a limb.

Alastair Campbell

Death

What I lack in energy, I have in wisdom.

What I lack in energy, I have in wisdom.

Wisdom