# The replicators that survive are the ones that are good at getting themselves copied by Richard Dawkins > "The replicators that survive are the ones that are good at getting themselves copied." > **— Richard Dawkins**, *The Selfish Gene (1976), compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Selfish Gene (1976), compressed candidate wording.