Of course we're all programmed genetically to some extent. But the "selfish gene" thesis doesn't explain everything.

every individual can make a difference ... if we continue to leave decision making to the so-called decision makers, things will never change.

If we allow the destruction of the environment, we can see the terrorists have utterly won, and are destroying the future of our children and grandchildren. We must not let that happen.

The only possible way to get somebody to change is to reach into their hearts.

Chimpanzees are incredibly intelligent. They can learn more than 400 signs of American Sign Language. They have memories for spatial distribution, like numbers on a TV screen, way better than ours. You come onto the emotions: happiness, sadness, fear, and despair - all the things for which I was accused of being anthropomorphic when I ascribed them to chimpanzees.

I was the sort of person who didn't care about hairdressing and clothes and parties and boyfriends. I really wanted to be in the wild.

Certainly it's very often true that women tend to be a bit quieter and more prepared to sit there and let the animal tell you things.