Amazing Quote by Dian Fossey

“Up until the mid twentieth century the mountain gorilla was considered a myth. Oddly enough, a legend not unlike bigfoot or the loch ness…

— Maynard James Keenan

The need for novelty is the characteristic of an alienated gorilla.

— Emile M. Cioran

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

— Dian Fossey

[My] excursions provided a unique opportunity for observing [the gorillas' behavior] in their natural habitat... Then, all too soon, the infants were demanded for…

— Dian Fossey

There was no way that I could explain to dogs, friends, or parents my compelling need to return to Africa to launch a long-term…

— Dian Fossey

Gorillas remind me of my father. He was a very big, physically strong man but also very sensitive.

— Anthony Browne

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

— 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…

— Dian Fossey

They [gorillas] are brave and loyal. They help each other. They rival elephants as parents and whales for gentleness. They play and have humor…

— Pat Derby

I learned from my dog long before I went to Gombe that we weren't the only beings with personalities. What the chimps did was…

— Jane Goodall

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,…

— Dian Fossey

Among all researchers who have worked in the African field, I consider myself one of the most fortunate because of the privilege of having…

— Dian Fossey