Frans de Waal Quotes

Chimps cannot tell us anything about peaceful relations, because chimps have only different degrees of hostility between communities. Whereas bonobos do tell us something; they tell us about the possibility of having peaceful relationships.

Frans de Waal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: October 29, 1948

Topics

PeacefulRelationshipsTellAnything

I'm just taking care of myself: Eating less, exercising more, drinking a lot of coconut water.

Jennie Garth

WaterMyselfEatingCareMoreJust

Suspicion is only another form of cowardice. The man who suspects constantly suspects because he is afraid. Whenever you find a man with a free, frank, generous, brave nature, you will find that man without suspicion.

Robert Green Ingersoll

NatureManBraveFreeYouFind

The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.

Stephen Frears

LearnYouWayOnlyYourStamp

Tone has the living soul.

Shinichi Suzuki

SoulLivingTone

I'd say it's harder to play with an acoustic guitar strapped over your shoulder for a few hundred people than it is to play in front of thousands with an entire bombastic band behind you.

Robin Zander

PeopleGuitarYouPlaySayShoulder

Healing rain is a real touch from God. It could be physical healing or emotional or whatever.

Michael W. Smith

GodRainHealingTouchRealCould

When I had a baby, I was consumed with my body.

Miranda July

BabyBodyHadConsumed

I always loved samurai movies, and I wanted to incorporate that whole level of elegance and just the code of the samurai to 'Conan.'

Jason Momoa

LovedEleganceMoviesAlwaysLevel

In the autumn of 1970 I had a job singing in the school system, playing my guitar in classrooms.

Don McLean

JobSchoolSingingGuitarSystem

Some people play the piano, some do Sudoku, some watch television, some people go out to dinner parties. I write books.

Boris Johnson

PeopleDinnerTelevisionPlayGo

I hate to lose.

Bobby Lashley

HateLose

The building I most admire is the Doges Palace in Venice, both by day and by night. Looking at it from the lagoon, it resembles a floating kilim carpet. I love all the bridges which connect houses, people, gardens and palaces. I also love moats to isolate yourself. A ha-ha for secrecy, as in every English country garden.

Anouska Hempel

LoveDayYourselfPeopleBuilding

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