Frans de Waal Quotes
The primate laugh is given in playful contexts, and as such has a strong similarity to the human laugh.
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Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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Grow we must, if we outgrow all that loves us.
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I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.
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Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.
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I've always tried to stay behind the scenes, and I intend to keep it that way.
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I don't do nostalgia. It just doesn't occur to me. I'm living in the moment, and I don't have that gene.
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I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot.
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Agatha Christie holds special personal memories for me because my mum, a television producer called Pat Sandys, had been the first person to persaude the Agatha Christie estate to put one of her stories on T.V.
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The guy who kind of identified as my dad was my dad's brother, who was the second person my mom married.
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When we cover a Chainsmokers song in our live show with ZBB, people are dancing and going crazy.
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Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
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Until I went to rehab, I didn't understand what it did.
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'Outlander' is progressive in the way it looks at women.
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A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident.
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It took me a couple years to get over the stereotype I was letting myself get caught up on, being a football player trying to start a career in music.
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My dad is one of the sweetest human beings around. He's so patient with people and has so many ideas that he's so much fun to work with.
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We've lost our way if we turn our backs on millions of Americans in need.
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Beautiful objects are wrought by study through effort, but ugly things are reaped automatically without toil.
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The mind requires regular use to remain strong.
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The primate laugh is given in playful contexts, and as such has a strong similarity to the human laugh.
