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Living in a small Italian hilltown, and having lived in a small town in south Georgia, I understand that you can recognize a family gene pool by the lift of an eyebrow, or the length of a neck, or a way of walking.

— Frances Mayes

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The family is inclusive of not just your genetic family, but the people that you meet along the way.

— Jane Seymour

Everybody is going to want to look at their genetics. You're going to want to get a genetic profile.

— Gregory Stock

I first heard about 'genes' when I was six years old. At dinner one night, I heard my mom tell my sister, 'It's in your genes.'

— Anne Wojcicki

I've always been fascinated by family ancestry.

— Molly Antopol

The physical DNA has always been part of our family. My dad was a good boxer and gymnast; my mum is a ballroom dancer, and my brother does martial arts.

— Jason Statham

I want my family to resemble the family I came from.

— Katherine Heigl

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.

— John C. Reilly

I spent 10 years trying to find one gene.

— Craig Venter

We live in a society that celebrates familial connection above any other kind of relationship. We are shown photos of our great-grandparents and encouraged to marvel over facial similarities. We are told to take pride in our bloodlines, celebrate our ancestry.

— Lynn Coady

The Russell side of my family is a clan with some serious genetics.

— Wyatt Russell

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