ɪn hɪz bˈɛstnˈoʊn wˈɜːk, hjˈuːmən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəlz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, hiː sˈɛz ðiːz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəlz, "kəmpɹˈaɪz ðoʊz fˈiːtʃɚz ʌv kˈʌltʃɚ, səsˈaɪəɾi, lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ, ænd sˈaɪkiː fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ðɛɹˌɑːɹ nˈoʊ nˈoʊn ɛksˈɛpʃənz."
In his best-known work, Human Universals (1991), he says these universals, "comprise those features of culture, society, language, behavior, and psyche for which there are no known exceptions."