Primate and elephant and even pig societies show considerable evidence of care for others, parent-child bonding, solidarity in the face of danger, and so on.

Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.

Danger is sauce for prayers.

The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.

I see myself in all the people in the world who are suffering and who are very badly treated and who are often made to feel that they have no place on this Earth.

One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That’s what I see. That’s the America I know!

It is not my nature, when I see a people borne down by the weight of their shackles – the oppression of tyranny – to make their life more bitter by heaping upon them greater burdens; but rather would I do all in my power to raise the yoke than to add anything that would tend to crush them.

My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

When you meet chimps you meet individual personalities. When a baby chimp looks at you it’s just like a human baby. We have a responsibility to them.

Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

We’re in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.

John F. Kennedy was the victim of the hate that was a part of our country. It is a disease that occupies the minds of the few but brings danger to the many.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

It’s not just human nature to associate in tribes. It’s deeper than that.

Still and all, why bother? Here’s my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.

I became a people-watcher when I lost all my friends when I was 12.

Information helps you to see that you’re not alone. That there’s somebody in Mississippi and somebody in Tokyo who all have wept, who’ve all longed and lost, who’ve all been happy. So the library helps you to see, not only that you are not alone, but that you’re not really any different from everyone else.

A person’s fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.

Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it.

You can turn your back on a person, but never turn your back on a drug, especially when its waving a razor sharp hunting knife in your eye.

One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you’d see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans.

The peoples of this world must unite or they will perish.

The real danger is not inaction. The real danger is when politicians and CEOs are making it look like action is happening when in fact nothing is being done.

Our nation must come together to unite.

I spent more time on dark ships in danger zones than any other woman in the world.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.

Funny thing is that the poorer people are, the more generous they seem to be.

Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God.

We just cannot worry about ourselves.

We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.

We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.

Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.

I’ve always seen first responders as unsung heroes and very special people because, when everyone else is running away from danger, they run into it.

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.

It seems strange that bears, so fond of all sorts of flesh, running the risks of guns and fires and poison, should never attack men except in defense of their young. How easily and safely a bear could pick us up as we lie asleep! Only wolves and tigers seem to have learned to hunt man for food, and perhaps sharks and crocodiles.

The prescription for endless war poses a far greater danger to Americans than perceived enemies do, for reasons the terrorist organisations understand very well.

Success is always dangerous, and we need to be alert and avoid becoming the victims of our own success. Will we influence the world for Christ, or will the world influence us?

The part that always shocked me was the inter-community violence among the chimps: the patrols and the vicious attacks on strangers that lead to death. It’s an unfortunate parallel to human behavior – they have a dark side just as we do. We have less excuse, because we can deliberate, so I believe only we are capable of true calculated evil.

The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one.

The Iranian government is undoubtedly a severe danger to its own population, but not beyond that.

Just as courage is the danger of life, so is fear its safeguard.

I started out in anthropology, so to me how society works, how people put themselves together and make things work, has always been a big interest.

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I’d do is join a union.

America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

I’m just blessed, man, to be able to represent solidarity with the small schools I went to.

Here at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we squandered an obvious opportunity to make service a noble cause again, and rekindle an American spirit of community.

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life – knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.

Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.

Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.

I know some really outstanding Turkish journalists, and have been pleased and honored to be able to join with them a few times in their courageous protests against state terror and repression.

To our brothers in Latin America and the world, we must convey that the Cuban people will overcome.

To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.

Never was anything great achieved without danger.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.