"Humans are particularly interesting; our culture is incredible, there's no doubt about that. In many respects, no other species matches ours. But in quite a few respects, they do, and that can help us, perhaps, to better understand our own culture. We look at the ways humans are similar to other animals, and at the ways they differ, rather than just saying, "We have culture and you don't.""

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Hal Whitehead

#Animal Quotes #Interesting Quotes #Doubt Quotes

“I like simple things. I like to sneak in the theatre and watch movies. I'm a movie buff.”
“I know all we're doing is travelling without moving. Speed freak faster than a speedin' bullet, slow down. If I don't, I might just lose it, locked up. You've got me honey, locked up under heavy brakin', yeah. You know I've got to hang on, drive too fast, I might be last.”
“Of course, the downside of attending a fictional school is that our lacrosse team sucks.”
“The times of Arab nationalism and unity are gone forever. These ideas which mobilized the masses are only a worthless currency. Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it has poured forth both blood and money.”
“There are many words and definitions I have never lost. But some I am only just beginning to truly understand.”

Source : Mary E. Pearson (2009). “The Adoration of Jenna Fox”, p.235, Macmillan
“Dreams would always end with you, and then mornings would steal you away with a cruelty that haunted my days.”
“The Professional Children's School, it's for professional kids, so if you wanted to ditch, you could just write, Audition on a note and leave. I didn't really like school all that much.”
“One wants permissive individuals who do not have a compelling need to reassure themselves that they are leaders.”

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