Sue Savage-Rumbaugh Quotes
We have a lot to learn from bonobos, because they're a very egalitarian society and they're a very empathetic society. Sexual behavior is not confined to one aspect of their life that they set aside. It permeates their entire life.
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Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the weak and the vulnerable. Conservatives can be just as empathetic. But they believe that, in most cases, it's not government's role to be the primary dispenser of empathy.
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I chose New Orleans because New Orleans chose me. This city gave me my dad and my love of life.
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I had no desire to crash a man's world.
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I'd sing all day, every day, all the time if I thought it didn't sound like dying cats.
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I'm amused when Congress tries to place the blame on somebody but never themselves. I've never heard any of them ever say, 'I've made a mistake.' I do. I say I called it wrong. But they just try to find somebody to blame.
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I would watch anything with Meryl Streep in it.
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I never accepted Communist dogma or theory.
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It always seemed much better to be a writer - a Real Writer - than a successful hack.
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The taste of any simple tomato-based salad is dependent on the quality of the tomatoes.
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If we knew about the real facts and statistics of mortality, we'd be terrified.
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I think we all attract troublemakers; I don't think it's particularly about anyone. I had it actually as an album title, and I thought it would be really cool to write a song about a girl that's a bit of troublemaker.
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People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves.
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I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
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Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
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I have no new voices - they've all been used.
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For women to achieve equal representation in leadership roles, it's important that they have the backing of men as well as women.
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One way or another, Gaza's residents must live in peace with Israel.
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We believe in the dignity of man as an individual, whatever his race, colour or creed, and his right to better, fuller, and richer life.
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Nothing that's forced can ever be right, if it doesn't come naturally, leave it.
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There are examples of fraternal dictatorships, or one, anyway: the passing of power from Fidel to Raul Castro.
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I'm so stupid because I refuse to think that I'm getting older. I get up in the morning, and it's like, 'La, la, la, I'm so pretty.' I still mingle with a lot with young people. I even go to college campuses to talk to them because I know how they think. They don't think I'm boring, either. They think I'm cool, but I want them to think I'm hot!
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What we assert, very often can become our reality. To some degree, everybody can try to shape and control their fate. Everybody picks an identity.
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I always looked up to great actors and great films. A lot of my family would be like, 'Come on, you should get into these plays that are going on.' I'm like, 'Nah, nah, music's my thing.' I just fell into it. I moved to Atlanta, got with an agency out there, started doing little voiceover commercials, and it started getting kind of fun.
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We have a lot to learn from bonobos, because they're a very egalitarian society and they're a very empathetic society. Sexual behavior is not confined to one aspect of their life that they set aside. It permeates their entire life.
