I believe that we have more capability than any other creature to control our biological inheritance - and we do so most of the time.

I think anything is better than war. The extent to which one can negotiate with fanatics, I have no idea. I don't know.

Women tend to be more intuitive, or to admit to being intuitive, and maybe the hard science approach isn't so attractive. The way that science is taught is very cold. I would never have become a scientist if I had been taught like that.

We, as humans, have actually developed a sense of social responsibility. We have gone beyond our basic instincts.

Researchers find it very necessary to keep blinkers on. They don't want to admit that the animals they are working with have feelings.

A chimp would never plan to pull another's nails out.

At some point, my body will collapse. But I hope that my brain will still be working so that I can carry on with writing.