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I do think that there is such a thing as human nature, and that the things that we have in common are perhaps greater than the things that divide us.

There is a great deal of human nature in man.

Whatever we believe about how we got to be the extraordinary creatures we are today is far less important than bringing our intellect to bear on how do we get together now around the world and get out of the mess that we've made. That's the key thing now. Never mind how we got to be who we are.

We're not inherently anything but human.

We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity.

I think that being in an extreme natural setting, and letting the natural world and what it's doing permeate your thoughts, is super-interesting and super-important.

Even more important than what we do, then, is who we are.

What I find fascinating is the idea that we all have a physical brain, but we also have this mental part, and we have to figure out how they work together.

Consequently, most of us really exist at the mercy of other people's formulations of what's important.

I think what makes us human - is our interconnectedness among people. It's our ability to form and maintain relationships. It's the barometer by which we call ourselves human.