The awful thing is we don't respect each other.

If we do not do something to help these creatures, we make a mockery of the whole concept of justice.

You better not mess with chimps. They are much stronger than humans.

It's the bond between mother and child, which is really for us and for chimps and other primates, the root of all the expressions of social behavior.

You can't do everything. You can't do health and forestry and agriculture. You've got to focus and do one or the other.

The more we learn of the true nature of non-human animals, especially those with complex brains and corresponding complex social behavior, the more ethical concerns are raised regarding their use in the service of man - whether this be in entertainment, as "pets," for food, in research laboratories, or any of the other uses to which we subject them.

I was the sort of person who didn't care about hairdressing and clothes and parties and boyfriends. I really wanted to be in the wild.