Aggressive Quote by Sue Savage-Rumbaugh

There's a common criticism of evolutionary psychology that it's fatalistic and it dooms us to eternal strife, 'Why even try to work toward peace…

— Steven Pinker

And I thought how sad it was that, for all our sophisticated intellect, for all our noble aspirations, our aggressive behavior was not just…

— Jane Goodall

“Because we’re human, and humans are mean, independent monkeys that reached their greatness by killing every other species of hominid that looked at us…

— James S.A. Corey

“the medical journal The Lancet explained the process by which the dreadfuls could foster violence. People of a lower evolutionary type, the journal said,…

— Kate Summerscale

“Apes throw tantrum when they are insecure, pursuit of delusion soothes the vegetated.”

— Abhijit Naskar

Civilization is only possible for deeply unpleasant animals. It is only an ape that can be truly civilized.

— Mark Rowlands

“Though the man-apes often fought and wrestled one another, their disputes very seldom resulted in serious injuries. Having no claws or fighting canine teeth,…

— Arthur C. Clarke

“Never blame the man: his hard-pressed Ancestors formed him: the other anthropoid apes were safe In the great southern rain-forest and hardly changed In…

— Robinson Jeffers

Primates are super smart and organized just enough to devote their free time to being miserable to each other and stressing each other out.

— Robert Sapolsky

“If you think being descended from apes is bad for your self esteem, then get used to the idea that you are also descended…

— Matt Ridley

It is well known that apes in the wild offer spontaneous assistance to each other, defending against leopards, say, or consoling distressed companions with…

— Frans de Waal

Language turned apes like us into civil creatures.

— Greg Gutfeld