"The possibility that empathy resides in parts of the brain so ancient that we share them with rats should give pause to anyone comparing politicians with those poor, underestimated creatures."

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Source : "Do Humans Alone 'Feel Your Pain'?". The Chronicle, October 26, 2001.

Frans de Waal

#Giving Quotes #Empathy Quotes #Brain Quotes

“We do all kinds of things to remain beautiful yet we spend surprisingly little time taking care of what matters most: the way our mind functions.”
“Men are liars. We'll lie about lying if we have to. I'm an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive.”
“Once established, an original river advances through its long life, manifesting certain peculiarities of youth, maturity and old age, by which its successive stages of growth may be recognized without much difficulty.”
“Great comedy calls large matters into question.”

Source : Penelope Gilliatt (1990). “To wit: skin and bones of comedy”, Scribner
“I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the newspapers.”
“In the Now, there really is no destination. Each moment is lived for its own sake, even as you move toward whatever you many choose to pursue. When you are focused on some outcome or achievement-or are looking forward to the day when you are able to live in conditions that you imagine will be superior to whatever currently exists-your life right now becomes just an interval on the way to the next event.”
“And then, once you've written, you meet producers and directors and actors. You get to meet interesting, talented, creative, artistic people, and it also staves off a bit of creative stagnation when you can't act, which is the reality of the industry. So often, you can't act because there are just too many cars and not enough car parks. But, I love writing and I'll never stop doing that.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“If you're having trouble finding someone to play with, why don't you just go play with yourself.”

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