There would be very little point in my exhausting myself and other conservationists themselves in trying to protect animals and habitats if we weren't at the same time raising young people to be better stewards.

Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved.

The best relationship you can have with a chimpanzee is total mutual trust.

Nothing is more precious than your baby.

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

Chimps taught us we're not separated from the animal kingdom, we're a part of it.

There are an awful lot of scientists today who believe that before very long we shall have unraveled all the secrets of the universe. There will be no puzzles anymore. To me, it'd be really, really tragic because I think one of the most exciting things is this feeling of mystery, feeling of awe, the feeling of looking at a little live thing and being amazed by it and how it has emerged through these hundreds of years of evolution and there it is and it is perfect and why.