“Socialism cannot function, because its economic reward structure is contrary to human nature.” Quote by Frans de Waal
“Morality, after all, has nothing to do with selflessness. On the contrary, self-interest is precisely the basis of the categorical imperative.” SelfInterestMoralityBasesContrarySelflessnessImperativesSelf InterestCategorical Imperative Author:Frans de Waal
“Competitiveness is just as much a part of our nature as empathy. The ideal, in my view, is a democratic system with a social market economy, because it takes both tendencies into account.” SocialViewsEconomyEmpathyIdealsAccountsDemocraticTendenciesCompetitivenessMarket Economy Author:Frans de Waal
“We, who think like animals living in small groups, must structure a global world. We believe in universal human rights and believe racism and war are wrong. On the other hand, it is our nature to be cooperative and loving almost exclusively with the members of the group to which we feel we belong.” ThinkingWorldFeelsBelieveHumansWarHandsAnimalRightsGroupsMembersRacismUniversalStructureHuman RightsSmall GroupsCooperatives Author:Frans de Waal
“We are territorial, power-hungry and even more brutal than chimpanzees.” HungryBrutalChimpanzeesTerritorialPower Hungry Author:Frans de Waal
“We are by far the most contradictory of all primates. An animal with this much internal conflict has never lived on this earth.” EarthAnimalConflictInternalsContradictoryPrimatesInternal Conflict Author:Frans de Waal
“I especially want to change the way we as Latinas see our beauty. I feel that there is a misinterpretation of what we're supposed to look like.” WayWantFeelsLooksLatinaMisinterpretation Author:Genesis Rodriguez
“Although telenovelas have been part of my world since childhood, I always felt like I had to be something that I wasn't. I had to put on so much makeup and wear a push-up bra and have huge hair with blond highlights. I was falling into a mentality where "more" was more beautiful.” WorldHas BeensBeautifulFallFeltChildhoodHugeHairMakeupMentalityHighlightsBrasPush Ups Author:Genesis Rodriguez
“As soon as I came to L.A., I was told that I was exotic. I'd think, But I'm from Miami! I'm as American as a cheeseburger!” ThinkingExoticMiamiCheeseburger Author:Genesis Rodriguez
“I want people to consider talent without a last name or a race attached to it. I knew it would be a long path but also worth the struggle. That's when I got my confidence and when I started to figure out what beauty is.” PeopleWantLongWould BeLastsNamesRaceStrugglePathTalentFigures Author:Genesis Rodriguez
“I don't think of myself as fitting into a category. But I had to be careful in all of my books not to repeat things, because I have these ideas, and though the subjects were disparate, the same idea would come up through different portals.” ThinkingBookIdeasDifferentSubjectsCome UpCarefulRepeatsCategoriesBe CarefulFittingPortal Author:Melissa Holbrook Pierson