“We need to perceive ourselves as the special race.If not, beasts will perceive themselves as the chosen.”

“Obviously, people should be free to present themselves any way they like but they need to be aware that every choice has consequences with respect to how they are perceived. We all have choices to make about how we present ourselves to others but we need to be aware of their likely impact.”

“There's more to clothing than just adornment. It does more than merely change how the world perceives us. It changes how we perceive ourselves.”

“When we brand things, our brains perceive them as more special and valuable than they actually are.”

“Perhaps what most of us perceive as the centers of ourselves are simply no longer needed. And we both know that the absence of function, in nature, means death. There is nothing superfluous in nature.”

“There's much more in any given moment than we usually perceive, and that we ourselves are much more than we usually perceive. When you know that, part of you can stand outside the drama of your life.”