“To save an animal's life in order that it may suffer indefinitely is something I would never condone.” Quote by Louis Leakey
“The trip I made to Angola to study the prehistoric contents of the gravel beds as a means of deciding the age of the deposits and their economic potential was the first time prehistory had ever been used for such a purpose.” FirstsMeanMadeAgeUsedPurposeStudyEconomicBedFirst TimeDepositsPrehistoricGravelPrehistoryAngolaPrehistoric Times Author:Louis Leakey
“People frequently ask me why I devote so much time to seeking out facts about man’s past…the past shows clearly that we all have a common origin and that our differences in race, colour and creed are only superficial.” PeopleMenFactsShowsPastAsksDifferencesCommonRaceSeekingAsk MeColourCreedsSuperficial Author:Louis Leakey
“Stone tools are fossilized human behavior.” HumansBehaviorToolsStonesHuman Behavior Author:Louis Leakey
“I go once a year to the Serengeti to see the wildebeest migrations because that means a lot to me, but I avoid Olduvai if I can because it is a ruin. It is most depressing.” IfsYearsMeanI CanRuinsDepressingMigrationMost Depressing Author:Mary Leakey
“You can do the best science in the world but unless emotion is involved it's not really very relevant. Conservation is based on emotion. It comes from the heart and one should never forget that.” WorldShouldHeartScienceCan DoForgetEmotionInvolvedNever ForgetRelevantConservationDo The BestBest Science Author:George Schaller
“We are more likely to cheat if we see others doing so. We tend to conform to accepted norms of reasonable behaviour, rather than adhere to strict rules.” IfsAcceptedReasonableBehaviourCheatStrictConformNormStrict Rules Author:Evan Davis
“A large animal needs a large area. If you protect that area, you're also protecting thousands of other plants and animals. You're saving all these species that future generations will want - you're saving the world for your children and your children's children. . . . The destruction of species is final. If you lose a species, you lose the genes, you lose all the potential drugs and potential foods that could be useful to the next generations. The ecosystems will not function as they have.” IfsWorldWantNeedsChildrenNextLosesAnimalGenerationsDrugProtectAreasDestructionFunctionOur ChildrenPlantSpeciesFinalsSavingYour ChildrenGenesNext GenerationFuture GenerationSave The WorldEcosystemsPlants And Animals Author:George Schaller
“I had wanted to make a film about World War II for some time, but I didn't really want to do something that was set in the trenches, so to speak.” WorldWantWarWantedFilmSpeakWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ITrenches Author:Michael Apted
“I'd always wanted to do something about the Second World War, but I didn't want to do another combat film, whether it was air, land, or sea.” WorldWantWarWantedFilmAirSeaLandWar Of The WorldsCombatSecond World War Author:Michael Apted