I Still Think We Are Smart Enough

Just Remember--if You Are Really And Truly Determined To Work With Animals, Somehow, Either Now Or Later, You Will Find A Way To Do It. But You Have To Want It Desperately, Work Hard, Take Advantage Of An Opportunity--and Never Give Up.

My Hope For The Future Is That We Learn Wisdom Again.

I Think Anything Is Better Than War. The Extent To Which One Can Negotiate With Fanatics, I Have No Idea. I Don't Know.

Louis [leakey] Was Anxious To Initiate A Scientific Study Of These Chimpanzees. It Would Be Difficult, He Emphasized, For Nothing Was Known; There Were No Guidelines For Such A Field Study; And The Habitat Was Remote And Rugged. Dangerous Wild Animals Would Be Living There, And Chimpanzees Themselves Were Considered At Least Four Times Stronger Than Humans. I Remember Wondering What Kind Of Scientist He Would Find For Such A Herculean Task.

Chimpanzees Are Incredibly Intelligent. They Can Learn More Than 400 Signs Of American Sign Language. They Have Memories For Spatial Distribution, Like Numbers On A Tv Screen, Way Better Than Ours. You Come Onto The Emotions: Happiness, Sadness, Fear, And Despair - All The Things For Which I Was Accused Of Being Anthropomorphic When I Ascribed Them To Chimpanzees.