Frans de Waal Quotes

Empathy probably started out as a mechanism to improve maternal care. Mammalian mothers who were attentive to their young's needs were more likely to rear successful offspring.

Frans de Waal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

EmpathyCareYoungMoreOutImprove

But what shouldn't happen is, you shouldn't have the taxpayers from states that are managing their situations well paying for those states that are not.

John Thune

YouHappenWellThoseSituations

'Downton Abbey' is one of my favourite shows ever - it's just beautifully filmed, and the stories and characters are so wonderful.

Amanda Donohoe

WonderfulJustStoriesCharacters

I am often criticized, or at least questions are raised, about what appears to be the absence of the Holy Spirit in my work.

Stanley Hauerwas

WorkI AmQuestionsSpiritAbsence

I'm a fool for a good role in a creative piece where there are really such talented writers and wonderful actors.

Sissy Spacek

GoodFoolCreativeWonderfulRole

I've not done badly for a boy from Stockwell, where I used to gaze at the silver screen in wonderment, little realising I'd be a part of this magical world.

Roger Moore

WorldDoneBoySilverGazeMagical

You can't expect perfection. It is important to sort of acknowledge some of our imperfections. I write them down. There's something about acknowledging mistakes and being able to put them down on paper; they become facts of your life that you must live with. And then, hopefully, you can navigate the road a little bit better.

Ron Howard

LifeLiveMistakesPerfectionRoad

Jeff Ament, the bass player, plays basketball. He ultimately wants to do music, but he's really good at basketball, too. We all want to do what we can't do, maybe.

Mike McCready

GoodMusicBasketballWantBassHe

The president is the leader of the nation. The president brings people together, does the deals, does the trades, knocks the heads together. The president leads.

Mitt Romney

LeaderTogetherPeoplePresident

It's a beautiful thing to be involved with the Special Olympics.

Luis Fonsi

BeautifulSpecialInvolvedThing

Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can't find.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

LifeGreatHappyHappy LifeFind

I think the word 'earnest' kind of has a negative connotation on some level. I think one of the things that's happened is that being cynical is somehow conflated with being sophisticated. I think that's problematic, to say the least.

Josh Radnor

NegativeThinkSayKindCynical

You never watch movies the same as you do when you're a kid, ever again.

Joseph Kosinski

YouMoviesNeverKidSameWatch

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