The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists.

The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists of 'Ten Best'.

Man is said to be a reasoning animal. I do not know why he has not been defined as an affective or feeling animal. Perhaps that which differentiates him from other animals is feeling rather than reason. More often I have seen a cat reason than laugh or weep. Perhaps it weeps or laughs inwardly — but then perhaps, also inwardly, the crab resolves equations of the second degree.

Humans are the only animals on earth that have done nothing to improve our planet. We are the only animals that have done nothing to improve the life of another single species on this planet.

I've been eating here for 21 years. I walk around and think, 'What's the lesser of the evils?

Professor Mehta is a very well known scientist, but there are many lesser known scientists to whom this is happening. The bigger issue is important.