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Frans de Waal

"I sometimes try to imagine what would have happened if weâ€™d known the bonobo first and the chimpanzee only laterâ€”or not at all. The discussion about human evolution might not revolve as much around violence, warfare and male dominance, but rather around sexuality, empathy, caring and cooperation. What a different intellectual landscape we would occupy!"

Source : Frans de Waal (2006). “Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are”, p.41, Penguin

Frans de Waal

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“There will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us. One of those men is my father.”
“Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father's active goodness and unrestricted love.”
“Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.”

Source : Sheila Ballantyne (1983). “Norma Jean, the termite queen”, Viking Pr
“Some things definitely work better on film than in books. Introspection is great in books but it doesn't work on film. Anything with high intensity, whether it's a love scene, a car chase, a fight scene - those things work so well on film and oftentimes they can tell a much broader part of the story.”
“Amygdalin ('Laetrile')..has been employed medically for many centuries. Ancient herbal pharmacopeias recommended the bitter almond for the treatment for a variety of illnesses.”
“There are many things a man will do, but betrayal for a price is not one of yours.”

Source : "Fictional character: Paul de Bursac". "To Have and Have Not", 1944.
“To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint. They are eager to barter their independence for relief from the burdens of willing, deciding and being responsible for inevitable failure. They willingly abdicate the directing of their lives to those who want to plan, command and shoulder all responsibility.”
“I think of guitar players in terms of doctors: you have the doctor for your heart, the cardiologist, then one that works on your feet, your leg. But I believe George Benson is the one that plays all over. To me, he would be the M.D. of them all.”

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