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We haven't been able yet to determine in terms of genes what makes a human being a human and not another mammal.

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

Human beings are social animals; we devote a significant portion of our brain just to dealing with interactions with other humans.

The human body is essentially something other than an animal organism.

Humans have certain properties and characteristics which are intrinsic to them, just as every other organism does. That's human nature.

We're highly social animals - I'm told by scientists that what makes us different from other animals is an acute social awareness, which is what has made us so successful.

There is no doubt that there is a huge difference between human and nonhuman animals. But what we are overlooking is the fact that nonhuman animals are conscious beings, that they can suffer.

I always compare human beings to animals. It's a nice way to figure out who they are.

Our unconscious is not more animal than our conscious, it is often even more human.

I think that there are many aspects to the relationship between humans and animals. But briefly, humans appear to have always been fascinated by them from the time of cave paintings and before.