Animal Quote by H. L. Mencken

The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.

— H. L. Mencken

You see this incredible capacity for replication in nature, survival, development, all of these things that are around us all the time in nature…

— Alison Hawthorne Deming

Perhaps our greatest distinction as a species is our capacity, unique among animals, to make counter-evolutionary choices.

— Jared Diamond

...comparing the capacity of computers to the capacity of the human brain, I've often wondered, where does our success come from? The answer is…

— Garry Kasparov

Because of his capacity for abstract communications and language and his ability to enter in imagination into the lives of others, man is able…

— Kenneth E. Boulding

“Humans nowadays completely dominate the planet not because the individual human is far smarter and more nimble-fingered than the individual chimp or wolf, but…

— Yuval Noah Harari

I believe that we have more capability than any other creature to control our biological inheritance - and we do so most of the…

— Jane Goodall

What could be the basis of our having more inherent value than animals? Their lack of reason, or autonomy, or intellect? Only if we…

— Tom Regan

“But as we ascend to animals of high types, having faculties more efficient and more numerous, we begin to find that time and strength…

— Karl Groos

We need another and a wiser and a perhaps more mystical concept of animals.

— Henry Beston

The most gifted members of the human species are at their creative best when they cannot have their way, and must compensate for what…

— Eric Hoffer

“‘Yes, but humans are more important than animals,’ said Brutha. ‘This is a point of view often expressed by humans,’ said Om.”

— Terry Pratchett