If we start with chimpanzees, they differ from us with the composition of the DNA by only just over one percent. So, as far as genetics go, we're almost identical. The composition of the blood, the immune system, the structure of the brain - almost identical.

Anyone who tries to improve the lives of animals invariably comes in for criticism from those who believe such efforts are misplaced in a world of suffering humanity.

If you do microcredit with men, they tend to quickly drink it. They don't pay you back.

I still think we are smart enough to not destroy planet Earth, our only home.

It may sound trite, but young people really are the future.

Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have?

We, as humans, have actually developed a sense of social responsibility. We have gone beyond our basic instincts. We can and we do. This is what sets us apart from the chimps. They are extremely brutal and hostile. Your next door neighbor is to be killed unless she is a juicy young female, who hasn't yet had her first baby, in which case you want her.