Dian Fossey quotes

When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future. (Dian Fossey)
The man who kills the animals today is the man who kills the people who get in his way tomorrow. View quote
Dian Fossey
I have no friends. The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people. View quote
Dian Fossey
One of the basic steps in saving a threatened species is to learn more about it: its diet, its mating and reproductive processes, its range patterns, its social behavior. View quote
Dian Fossey
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.' View quote
Dian Fossey
I feel more comfortable with gorillas than people. I can anticipate what a gorilla's going to do, and they're purely motivated. View quote
Dian Fossey
It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest of the great apes. View quote
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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. View quote
Dian Fossey