Frans de Waal Quotes
Chimps don't have language. Humans actively instruct others about how things should be done. Chimpanzees probably pick up cultural traditions by observation.
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For me, the lean times were a wonderful, beautiful time of my life, struggling for many years in regional theater all over the country for not much money.
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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Political stories in general are tough. They just don't appeal to as wide an audience.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
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This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.
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Happiness is only attained by the free will agreeing in its freedom to accord with the will of God.
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.
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It's very possible that advertising business models will simply never do as well on mobile devices as those oriented around transactions.
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Notoriety and public confession in the literary form is a frazzler of the heart you were born with, believe me.
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I'm pretty hard on myself in general.
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With these big superhero movies, everybody is so tight-lipped about everything, there's a certain amount of just going on faith.
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If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and stare.
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I guess every character has a little bit of the actor - I guess for every character you play, the actor has to allow a little bit of their own character to show through.
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I miss the standard of the New York Philharmonic's playing very much. It has certainly been a high point in my life.
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Clearly, for an organization to move on, it is the job of the leader to be that sponge that takes the stress from inside and the outside.
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Marvel is never more happy than when filmmakers start doing things they didn't expect. That's when they know they're in a good place.
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I wanted to make a video for the holidays, but none of the traditional holiday songs were moving me.
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If you live your life as a hostage to everybody else's decision, you either have to live a very narrow life, or you have to spend a lot of time in pain.
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Chimps don't have language. Humans actively instruct others about how things should be done. Chimpanzees probably pick up cultural traditions by observation.
