The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.

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

Chimps act the way they feel unless they are afraid of reprisal if they do so. But that doesn't apply to humans.

Empathy is really important.. Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our full potential.

I started as - well, I wanted to be Poet Laureate. And I wanted to be a naturalist. That's how I began. I didn't have any desire to go and be a scientist. Louis Leakey channeled me there. I'm delighted he did. I love science. I love analyzing and making sense of all these observations. So, it was the perfect rounding off of who I was into who I am.

We can't leave people in abject poverty, so we need to raise the standard of living for 80% of the world's people, while bringing it down considerably for the 20% who are destroying our natural resources.

I believe sharing stories and experiences is the best way to teach people to empathize!