The hamadryas baboon is a harem holder where one male mates with multiple females.

To endow animals with human emotions has long been a scientific taboo. But if we do not, we risk missing something fundamental, about both animals and us.

The enemy of science is not religion... . The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma.

If we look straight and deep into a chimpanzee's eyes, an intelligent self-assured personality looks back at us. If they are animals, what must we be?

If you ask anyone, what is morality based on? These are the two factors that always come out: One is reciprocity, … a sense of fairness, and the other one is empathy and compassion.

Darwin wasn't just provocative in saying that we descend from the apes - he didn't go far enough. We are apes in every way, from our long arms and tailless bodies to our habits and temperament.

Perhaps it's just me, but I am wary of any persons whose belief system is the only thing standing between them and repulsive behavior.

We are territorial, power-hungry and even more brutal than chimpanzees.

The possibility that empathy resides in parts of the brain so ancient that we share them with rats should give pause to anyone comparing politicians with those poor, underestimated creatures.

We are by far the most contradictory of all primates. An animal with this much internal conflict has never lived on this earth.

Socialism cannot function, because its economic reward structure is contrary to human nature.

In life, nothing is impossible to achieve when you have enthusiasm, optimism, confidence, and commitment.

Most often simplicity defines the true beauty of a great life.

As a student of life I just want to be constantly progressing mentally, physically, and spiritually.

The attorney general doesn't favor one method or the other, he favors the death penalty.

Arbor Day is not like other holidays. Each of those reposes on the past, while Arbor Day proposes for the future.

I think it's just a lack of ability, we're incapable of writing hits.

I lay down the Position, That whatever a Conscience well directed allows us to do for the Advancement of Truth, an erroneous Conscience will warrant for advancing a suppos'd Truth.

The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose by heart.

I like my ladies lady-ish, feminine so to speak. I love jeans and hoodies, but the idea of being an ultimate tomboy does slightly confuse me.

Women are like parking spots, the best ones are handicapped.