Cultural speciation had been crippling to human moral and spiritual growth. It had hindered freedom of thought, limited our thinking, imprisoned us in the cultures into which we had been born. . . . These cultural mind prisons. . . . Cultural speciation was clearly a barrier to world peace. So long as we continued to attach more importance to our own narrow group membership than to the ‘global village’ we would propagate prejudice and ignorance.

A good mother is protective but not over-protective. She's patient, she's affectionate, she's playful, but above all she is supportive.

I've always felt you don't have to be completely detached, emotionally uninvolved to make precise observations. There's nothing wrong with feeling great empathy for your subjects.

Chimps taught us we're not separated from the animal kingdom, we're a part of it.

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 learnt from Flo how to be mother. Flo was patient, tolerant. She was supportive. She was always there. She was playful. She enjoyed having her babies, as good mothers do.

I believe sharing stories and experiences is the best way to teach people to empathize!