"The thinking is that we started evolving language……" — Frans de Waal

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

— Frans de Waal

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86 Quotes by Frans de Waal

Frans de Waal has 86 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

If I were God, I'd work on the reach of empathy.
Empathy as a complex emotion is different. It requires awareness of the other person's feelings and of one's own reactions.…
As in a Russian doll, however, the outer layers always contain an inner core. Instead of evolution having replaced simpler…
The possibility that empathy resides in parts of the brain so ancient that we share them with rats should give…
You need to indoctrinate empathy out of people in order to arrive at extreme capitalist positions.
The enemy of science is not religion... . The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with…
If we look straight and deep into a chimpanzee's eyes, an intelligent self-assured personality looks back at us. If they…
Perhaps it's just me, but I am wary of any persons whose belief system is the only thing standing between…
I sometimes try to imagine what would have happened if we’d known the bonobo first and the chimpanzee only later—or…
Robin Hood had it right.Humanity's deepest wish is to spread the wealth.
We start out postulating sharp boundaries, such as between humans and apes, or between apes and monkeys, but are in…
If you ask anyone, what is morality based on? These are the two factors that always come out: One is…

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More Evolving Quotes

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Habitats keep evolving new pageants of species, and we shouldn't interfere. — Diane Ackerman
The worlds in which man is evolving as he treads the circle of births and deaths are three: the physical… — Annie Besant
My curiosity and my appetite for evolving as an actor is one of the main components of me still working… — Kim Cattrall
I'm thrilled with how my career is evolving. — Jennifer Aniston
You are constantly changing & evolving through your experiences, how you interpret your experiences, and how you choose to do… — Jenna Marbles
Technology is always evolving, and companies.. not just search companies.. can't be afraid to take advantage of change. — Eric Schmidt
You can be fully satisfied with where you are, understanding that you're eternally evolving. When you get into that place… — Esther Hicks
The rapidly evolving global economy demands a dynamic and creative workforce. The arts and its related businesses are responsible for… — Unknown Author
Leadership is an ever-evolving position. — Mike Krzyzewski
The world is evolving from imperfection to perfection. It needs all love and sympathy; great tenderness and watchfulness are required… — Hazrat Inayat Khan
You must learn to see the world as being produced by evolution; as a something which is evolving and becoming,… — Wallace D. Wattles
If we can combine our knowledge of science with the wisdom of wildness, if we can nurture civilization through roots… — Charles Lindbergh

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