Home / Quotes / Quote by Frans de Waal

Quote by Frans de Waal

“The thinking is that we started evolving language not by speaking but by gesturing.”

Quote by Frans de Waal

Author

Frans de Waal is a renowned primatologist, born on October 29, 1948. His research focuses on the social behavior and cognitive abilities of non-human primates, having a profound impact on human ethology and social psychology. more

You May Also Like

“We have a broad array of teams. And if somebody asked me whether a team is a good buy, my response is, Youd better hurry up, theyre going like hot cakes, and theyre going to be even more valuable when we get a system that is even more sustainable.”

Ifs Team Hot Response Valuable Broads Cake

Author:David Stern

“I think it's... I don't want to become a social crusader on this issue, but I think sports, male sports, has traditionally not been an inviting environment for gay men to identify themselves. But eventually... we will get to a place where it is not an issue in sports.”

Thinking Men Want Social Sports Issues Environment Gay Males Inviting Gay Men

Author:David Stern

“I would say the referees have the toughest game to call. I would say that there's a lot of officiating done by announcers, local announcers. Sometimes you should listen to a game from both feeds, and you'd think you were listening to completely different games.”

Thinking Should Different Sometimes Done Games Listening Locals Referee Announcers

Author:David Stern

“Smart drafting is a wonderful thing. A smart free-agent signing is a wonderful thing. Smart trades are a wonderful thing, and that's a function of management.”

Wonderful Smart Function Management Trade Agents Wonderful Things Signing Drafting Free Agents

Author:David Stern

“Free speech is against governments, not against the NBA. So the players and coaches and indeed owners have been fined for their speech, which is costly rather than free. I sort of acknowledge that there is not free speech when you agree to work in the NBA.”

Has Beens Government Player Speech Agree Coaches Acknowledge Owners Nba Free Speech

Author:David Stern

“I think that players play, and they compete, and it's not about incentives.”

Thinking Play Player Incentives

Author:David Stern

“The thing that always strikes me is how much power one person has. Everybody has so much power to help and to change if they just exercise it and get after it.”

Ifs Persons Helping Exercise Strikes

Author:Pete Carroll

“At the highest level in the NFL, the pass game is as complex as you can imagine.”

Games Levels Imagine Highest Complexes Nfl

Author:Pete Carroll

“I am an example of a person who got zeroed into a philosophy early.”

Persons Philosophy Example

Author:Pete Carroll

“Think of your favorite teacher you ever had in school: the one who made it the most fun to go to class. They surprise you. They keep you guessing. They keep you coming back, wanting to know whats going to happen next.”

Thinking Knows Made Happens School Next Fun Class Teacher Surprise Made It Coming Back Think Of You Guessing Your Favorite

Author:Pete Carroll