I am living in the Africa I have always longed for, always felt stirring in my blood.

I believe that the tragedy [like terror attack] that's caused so much grief and suffering to so many thousands and thousands of people has also served as a call to action, because many people now are re-examining their own value systems, and the churches, temples, mosques and cathedrals are packed to overflowing for the first time in years.

When I was a child, the African forest sounded like a dream to me, because it was full of animals and it was wild.

Certainly it's very often true that women tend to be a bit quieter and more prepared to sit there and let the animal tell you things.

We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.

Even chimps understand the concept - if a troop of chimps enters a fruit tree, they will only pick the fruits that are ripe and leave the others growing. That is sustainability.

I had this wonderful, supportive mother who didn't get mad because of all the earth mucking up my bed. She just said they'd die - they needed the earth.