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.

We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place--or not to bother

I always loved animals. And when I was ten, I decided I had to go to Africa and live with animals and write books about them.

We are beginning to learn that each animal has a life and a place and a role in this world. If we place compassion and care in the middle of all our dealings with the animal world and honor and respect their lives, our attitudes will change.

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

I think I'd like to be remembered as someone who really helped people to have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom not separated from it.

When you meet chimps you meet individual personalities. When a baby chimp looks at you it's just like a human baby. We have a responsibility to them.