Frans de Waal Quotes
Experiments with animals have long been handicapped by our anthropocentric attitude: We often test them in ways that work fine with humans but not so well with other species.
Quotes to Explore
-
Read some good, heavy, serious books just for discipline: Take yourself in hand and master yourself.
-
I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them.
-
Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.
-
My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
-
I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.
-
My personal view is that I am opposed to the death penalty.
-
I want to help middle-school girls stay interested in math and be good at it, and see it as friendly and accessible and not this scary thing. Everyone else in society tells them it's not for them. It's for nerdy white guys with pocket protectors.
-
One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
-
I'm a big foodie and would love to indulge in such things. I've been to many restaurants in the city, and although I can't eat often, I know what's available where.
-
Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot, Stanley Matthews. Our family thought if you could be unselfish your teammates would always like you.
-
I like being an outsider. It is better in France on the outside.
-
Everybody with a gun has a checkpoint in Lebanon. And in Lebanon, you'd be crazy not to have a gun. Though, I assure you, all the crazy people have guns, too.
-
I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
-
But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented.
-
A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.
-
Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid.
-
If I'm still walking, I am not dead. So I have to still walk and run towards the benefit of Lebanon.
-
We're never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
-
In my experience, scientists are not always the most socially adjusted people, and may have habits and fascinations outside of their work that others might consider odd.
-
Normally, the law of nature is such that one who rises falls, and one who rises quickly falls as quickly. I don't know how the law of nature will work as far as Modi is concerned. But some time or the other, all bubbles burst. This bubble will also burst.
-
I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
-
In combat flying, fancy precision aerobatic work is really not of much use. Instead, it is the rough maneuver which succeeds.
-
I don't think the trial practice is dead. But it is very ill. There are some days you could throw a hand grenade down the hall of the Harris County Courthouse and not hit anybody.
-
Experiments with animals have long been handicapped by our anthropocentric attitude: We often test them in ways that work fine with humans but not so well with other species.
