Animal kingdom Quote by Michael Crichton

The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for territory or food; but,…

— Michael Crichton

“What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware? There's no evidence for it. Human beings never think for themselves, they find it…

— Michael Crichton

Human beings never think for themselves... For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset if they…

— Michael Crichton

Our knowledge and understanding of nonhuman animals is polluted far more than we acknowledge by our belief in our own superiority, our unrecognized cultural…

— Will Tuttle

I passionately feel that as long as we view ourselves as superior and other animals as exploitable our consciousness will remain stuck in a…

— Sharon Gannon

We are so unconscious about our actions that we don't even realize the immense suffering we are causing to animals, the planet, and ourselves.

— Sharon Gannon

When I observe other animals, I understand their behavior. I can't say the same for mankind.

— Anthony D. Williams

Religion, media and schools tell us to disregard animals, view them as commodities, property and resources, and convince us that animals cannot think clearly,…

— Gary Yourofsky

Animals have this way of constantly confronting us with ultimate questions - about truth and falsehood, guilt and innocence, God and sanctity and the…

— Matthew Scully

We are creatures on this planet that have the capacity of self-awareness, playing out our role just the same as all else.

— Bryan Kest

It is what makes us human, what distinguishes us from other animals. We can be aware of being aware.

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

It has been an obsession of human beings to create a hierarchy that places the human species on top and lumps all the "other…

— Sharon Gannon