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Randolph M. Nesse Quotes

The body is a bundle of careful compromises.

The body is a bundle of careful compromises.

Randolph M. Nesse
Body, Compromise, Bundles
Randolph M. Nesse, George C. Williams (2012). “Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine”, p.12, Vintage

I can't prove it, but I'm pretty sure that people gain a selective advantage from believing in things they can't prove.

Randolph M. Nesse
Believe, Science, People

Natural selection involves no plan, no goal, and no direction — just genes increasing and decreasing in frequency depending on whether individuals with those genes have, relative to other individuals, greater or lesser reproductive success.

Randolph M. Nesse
Goal, Individual, Natural
Randolph M. Nesse, George C. Williams (2012). “Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine”, p.14, Vintage

If you could make male mortality rates the same as female rates, you would do more good than curing cancer.

Randolph M. Nesse
Cancer, Males, Female
"Help Save Men and Help Cure Breast Cancer" by Jed Diamond, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 2, 2013.

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