Animals Quote by Tom Robbins

We are territorial, power-hungry and even more brutal than chimpanzees.

— Frans de Waal

The gods that we've made are exactly the gods you'd expect to be made by a species that's about half a chromosome away from…

— Christopher Hitchens

Chimpanzees have given me so much. The long hours spent with them in the forest have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have…

— Jane Goodall

“We are more powerful than ever before, but have very little idea what to do with all that power. Worse still, humans seem to…

— Yuval Noah Harari

The chimpanzees could tear me apart in no time. They're many times stronger than we are.

— Frans de Waal

But let us not forget that human love and compassion are equally deeply rooted in our primate heritage, and in this sphere too our…

— Jane Goodall

It was both fascinating and appalling to learn that chimpanzees were capable of hostile and territorial behavior that was not unlike certain forms of…

— Jane Goodall

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

— Mark Rowlands

Humans are capable of so much creativity and goodness and at the same time they are destructive and cruel. (Leta)

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

When it comes to social interaction, the chimpanzees appear to be just as intelligent as we are.

— Frans de Waal

There is increasing social concern about our use of nonhumans for experiments, food, clothing and entertainment. This concern about animals reflects both our own…

— Gary L. Francione

A mere ape in our world may be a scholar in its own, and the low life of any beast may be a source…

— Jeffrey Kluger