Interestingly, bonobo percussionists prefer a tempo of 280 beats per minute, the syllabic rate at which most humans speak.

In Bonoboville, the females gently but firmly rule the roost, keeping the males gentle and firm

Pleasure is the Root of All Good

The ideal is the enemy of the real.

Bonobo discipline involves being schooled in a gentler, more playful fashion.

Bonobos are... ambassadors from a primordial world of peace through pleasure, inviting us in one kiss at a time.

What might happen if we could somehow reorient ourselves toward our more loving, bonobo side rather than our inner mad chimpanzee?

Aw... don’t be so upset. Come here and sit on my face.

There’s nothing like a friendly handshake to establish social cooperation, but the bonobo handshake takes erotic politics to a whole new level.

With or without our knowledge, we are all alchemists.

His features made him look striking, and I wondered if that was actually his personality.

My experience has been in a short 77 years that in the end when you fight for a desperate cause and have good reasons to fight, you usually win.

China is clearly going to be the number one economic power and it is already full of potential.. with lots of population and the buying power increasing by the day. .

The call to religion is not a call to be better than your fellows, but to be better than yourself. Religion is relative to the individual.

If we wait long enough, a teacher will answer her own question, so we won't have to do much work.

If parents had children who were good sleepers, they assumed this was due to their good parenting, not good luck.

I spoke it soft, but close enough to brush against her lips. I spoke it quiet, but near enough so that the sound of it went twining through her hair. I spoke it hard and firm and dark and sweet.

The successful person has unusual skill at dealing with conflict and ensuring the best outcome for all.

The sin under all other sins is a lack of joy in Christ.