Primates are very territorial. It is in their nature to protect their food resources as well as their females and young.

If you do microcredit with men, they tend to quickly drink it. They don't pay you back.

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

I feel a desperation to make people see what we are doing to the environment, what a mess we are making of our world. At this point, the more people I reach, the more I accomplish. ... I miss Gombe and my wonderful years in the forest But if I were to go back to that, I wouldn't feel I was doing what I should be doing.

A good mother is protective but not over-protective. She's patient, she's affectionate, she's playful, but above all she is supportive.

One cannot watch chimpanzee infants for long without realizing that they have the same emotional need for affection and reassurance as human children.

Be assured that our individual actions, collectively, make a huge difference.