I think anything is better than war. The extent to which one can negotiate with fanatics, I have no idea. I don't know.

I wasn't trying to be a scientist. I only ever wanted to be a naturalist, like a David Attenborough.

Other people have talked about chimpanzees being a window into the past, which I suppose is true, in a way.

Terrorism is usually fueled by poverty, and the fanatical faith of the terrorists who truly believe that the more people they kill who do not subscribe to their faith, the greater their reward in heaven.

The cheapest and most efficient way of slowing down global warming is to protect and restore the forests, particularly the tropical forests

There is a lot of corruption all over the world and not only when it comes to illegal wildlife trade! There are a few ways to ensure this stops: If there are no customers, there will be no trade.

I don't think that faith, whatever you're being faithful about, really can be scientifically explained. And I don't want to explain this whole life business through truth, science. There's so much mystery. There's so much awe.