The man who kills the animals today is the man who kills the people who get in his way tomorrow.

I had a wonderful contact, especially with Uncle Bert who was an angel and led the whole group over to my side of a steep ravine I could not cross to get over to them.

Gorillas are almost altruistic in nature. There's very little if any 'me-itis.' When I get back to civilization, I'm always appalled by 'me, me, me.'

The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.

I feel more comfortable with gorillas than people. I can anticipate what a gorilla's going to do, and they're purely motivated.

The quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest.