We have to create more and more vegetarians, and help people to understand that it is not only the suffering of the animals (which is what made me ve….

To me, cruelty is the worst of human sins. Once we accept that a living creature has feelings and suffers pain, then by knowingly and deliberately in….

And always I have this feeling--which may not be true at all--that I am being used as a messenger..

Certainly the first true humans were unique by virtue of their large brains. It was because the human brain is so large when compared with that of a ….

Above all we must realize that each of us makes a difference with our life. Each of us impacts the world around us every single day. We have a choice….

I got to Africa. I got the opportunity to go and learn, not about any animal, but chimpanzees. I was living in my dream world, the forest in Gombe Na….

If a chimp who has been abused horribly by humans can help a human friend in a time of need, how much more should we help the animals - and other peo….

You have to realise that touching is a real violation of personal space..

I love to write - it is a great source of reflection, especially as I continue to meet many new inspiring people..

Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right..

It's not that humans and non-humans are identical... but the lack of understanding that led to the slave trade is the same lack of understanding many….

I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest, teaching and writing. But in '86 I went to a conference and realised the chimpanzee….

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 b….

People don't believe that their actions really and truly are going to make a difference. But kids get it. They know. And they get all excited about t….

every individual can make a difference ... if we continue to leave decision making to the so-called decision makers, things will never change..

My family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa, even though everyone else did because we didn't have any money, becau….

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 ….

We have a responsibility toward the other life-forms of our planet whose continued existence is threatened by the thoughtless behavior of our own hum….

You may not believe in evolution, and that is all right. How we humans came to be the way we are is far less important than how we should act now to ….

A good mother is protective but not over-protective. She's patient, she's affectionate, she's playful, but above all she is supportive..

I get upset when so many people say there are all sorts of problems in Africa and India where they have these big families. They don't realize that 1….