“Contrary to general belief, humans imitate apes more than the reverse. The sight of monkeys or apes induces an irresistible urge in people to jump up and down, exaggeratedly scratch themselves and holler in a way that must make the primates wonder how this otherwise so intelligent species has come to depend on such inferior means of communication.” PeopleWayHumansMeanBeliefWonderCommunicationDependsSightIntelligentSpeciesContraryUrgesReverseInferiorsMonkeysScratchesUp And DownApesIrresistiblePrimatesMeans Of Communication Author:Frans de Waal
“We justify the inequalities by saying some people are just better and smarter than others and the strong should survive and the poor can die off.” PeopleShouldDiesStrongPoorInequalityJustifySmarter Author:Frans de Waal
“People want to work with somebody who feels shame, who worries about the perceptions of others. Dishonesty is something we don't like in others.” PeopleWantFeelsWorryPerceptionShameDishonestyPerception Of Others Author:Frans de Waal
“Bonobo studies started in the '70s and came to fruition in the '80s. Then in the '90s, all of a sudden, boom, they ended because of the warfare in the Congo. It was really bad for the bonobo and ironic that people with their warfare were preventing us from studying the hippies of the primate world.” PeopleWorldStudyIronicWarfare80sHippieCongoPreventingPrimatesFruitionBonobos Author:Frans de Waal
“Most exotic animals are not particularly interested in people, which makes it hard to provoke them. Human-rearing gets them used to and sometimes imprinted on humans, which makes them potentially dangerous.” PeopleHumansSometimesHardUsedAnimalDangerousProvokingExoticExotic Animals Author:Frans de Waal
“You need to indoctrinate empathy out of people in order to arrive at extreme capitalist positions.” PeopleNeedsOrderPositionEmpathyExtremesCapitalist Author:Frans de Waal
