"Although elephants are far more distantly related to us than the great apes, they seem to have evolved similar social and cognitive capacities."

-- Frans de Waal

#Elephants Quotes #Apes Quotes #Social Quotes

“We need to recapture the gospel glow of the early Christians who were nonconformists in the truest sense of the word . . . Their powerful gospel put an end to such barbaric evils as infanticide and bloody gladiatorial contests. Finally, they captured the Roman Empire for Jesus Christ.”
“I love films that make me react emotionally and physically when you walk out of the cinema. Two of my favorite films however have got to be 'The Tree Of Life' and 'The Piano Teacher,' which also stars one of my favourite actresses Isabelle Huppert.”

Source : "TIFF FUTURES: ‘Anna Karenina’ and ‘A Royal Affair’ Star Alicia Vikander is Getting Her Fair Share of Corset Training". www.indiewire.com. September 07, 2012.
“I mean, when you get down to very low numbers of nuclear weapons, and you contemplate going to zero, how do you deal with the reality of that technology being available to almost any country that seeks to pursue it? And what conditions do you put in place?”
“I minded my own business, and, unfortunately, so did everyone else.”
“Anybody who claims to read the entire paper every day is either the world's fastest reader or the world's biggest liar.”
“I was a terrible English student.”
“As set forth by theologians, the idea of 'God' is an argument that assumes its own conclusions, and proves nothing.”
“Since the pleasure of most foods is in the first few bites, eat one thing on your plate at a time, at least at the start of the meal when you can concentrate and enjoy the full flavors.”

Source : Mireille Guiliano (2013). “French Women Don't Get Fat”, p.38, Random House

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