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

Researchers find it very necessary to keep blinkers on. They don't want to admit that the animals they are working with have feelings.

The refugees flee to protect their families from violence; the Europeans, on the other hand, fear for their jobs that they need to feed their families.

I don't spend that much time being introspective, believe it or not. All I know is that I grew up not questioning God because that's how you are. God was there like the birds and the wind.

Mainly because as women's education increases all around the planet, we find that family size tends to drop.

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.

My mission is to create a world where we can live in harmony with nature. And can I do that alone? No. So there is a whole army of youth that can do it. So I suppose my mission is to reach as many of those young people as I can through my own efforts.