Animal Quote by Robert Wright Download Open image “We are built to be effective animals, not happy ones.” — Robert Wright ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Animal Animals Not happy
I don’t think we’re an animal that was built to be happy; we are an animal that was built to reproduce. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
If we ourselves want to be free and happy then by enslaving and harming animals we will not be able to achieve our goal. — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
Animals are happier than humans because they're like furry little existentialists, all living in the moment. Their collective motto: live fast, die young, and… — Richard Jeni Copy Share Image
Often people who are wonderful with animals aren't always terribly good with human beings. — Clive Barker Copy Share Image
Animals are not here for us to do as we please with. We are not their superiors, we are their equals. We are their… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Animals are wonderful, because they put you in a great emotional state. — James Arthur Ray Copy Share Image
Making those we love happy sounds innocent as a dove, but it can be as destructive as a lion. — Florida Scott-Maxwell Copy Share Image
It is far better to be happy than to have our bodies act as graveyards to animals. — Clement of Alexandria Copy Share Image
Animals are as deserving of a place on this planet as we are, and the difference between us is that humans have a voice… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
Your brain may give birth to any technology, but other brains will decide whether the technology thrives. The number of possible technologies is infinite,… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" asked the Christian theologian Tertullian... Having received the revealed thruth via Christ, "we want no curious disputation."… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“A female in a high-MPI species may seek signs of generosity, trustworthiness, and, especially, an enduring commitment to her in particular.” — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“And don’t feel like you’re committing a felony-level violation of Buddhist dogma just because you think of yourself as being a self.” — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“The keen sensitivity with which people detect the flaws of their rivals is one of nature's wonders. It takes a Herculean effort to control… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“realizing you’re not king can be the first step toward getting some real power.” — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.” — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“They will, on the one hand, have sex with just about anything that moves, given an easy chance, like males in a low-MPI species.… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
Like a lawyer, the human brain wants victory, not truth; and, like a lawyer, it is sometimes more admirable for skill than virtue. — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“It may seem seem cynical to see all religion as basically self-serving, and indeed the idea has been put pithily by a famous cynic.… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“Brewer said the basic idea is to not fight the urge to, say, smoke a cigarette. That doesn’t mean you succumb to the urge… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
I was 3-years-old - to this day it is a vivid memory. My family and I were on a boat, catching fish. As one… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
Animals know nothing of themselves, and they also know nothing of the world. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“What does it mean to be a self-conscious animal? The idea is ludicrous, if it is not monstrous. It means to know that one… — Ernest Becker Copy Share Image
We must love animals in such a powerful way that we should reject to eat them! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
This brings me back to the image of Kafka standing before a fish in the Berlin aquarium, a fish on which his gaze fell… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Animal rights without veganism is like human rights with slavery. It makes no sense. None whatsoever. — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
It’s a small thing to help one animal, but to that one animal it’s a big thing — Gene Baur Copy Share Image
Even with clothing naked animals, there were people who wanted to send in money. A woman in Santa Barbara, California, sent a $40,000 check.… — Alan Abel Copy Share Image
We're not very dangerous animals; we don't have a horn like a rhino or quills like a porcupine. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
