Aw... don’t be so upset. Come here and sit on my face.

In Bonoboville, the females gently but firmly rule the roost, keeping the males gentle and firm

Interestingly, bonobo percussionists prefer a tempo of 280 beats per minute, the syllabic rate at which most humans speak.

Pleasure is the Root of All Good

The ideal is the enemy of the real.

Bonobo discipline involves being schooled in a gentler, more playful fashion.

Bonobos are... ambassadors from a primordial world of peace through pleasure, inviting us in one kiss at a time.

What might happen if we could somehow reorient ourselves toward our more loving, bonobo side rather than our inner mad chimpanzee?

There’s nothing like a friendly handshake to establish social cooperation, but the bonobo handshake takes erotic politics to a whole new level.

Security is superstitious. It doesn't exist in nature

Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.

Every day at some point I encounter some sort of anti-American feeling.

The first lesson of life is to burn our own smoke; that is, not to inflict on outsiders our personal sorrows and petty morbidness, not to keep thinking of ourselves as exceptional cases.

Don't confuse the beginning of my world with the breakup of yours.

I do not understand the world, but I watch it's progress.

I have never been concerned about winning the Ballon d'Or or being the best player in the world. The best player is already here and that's Messi. And now I can see him from close up and help him.

One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.

You're starting to see new record companies and business models taking shape, but it takes time.

I shall also take you forth and carve our names together in a yew tree, haloed with stars.