"I have no friends. The more you learn……" — Dian Fossey
"I have no friends. The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people."
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18 Quotes by Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey has 18 quotes on this site.
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I had this great urge... I had it the day I was born. Some may call it destiny. My parents…
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Active conservation [of gorillas] involves simply going out into the forest, on foot, day after day after day, attempting to…
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Gorillas are almost altruistic in nature. There's very little if any 'me-itis.' When I get back to civilization I'm always…
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[About gorillas] You take these fine, regal animals. How many (human) fathers have the same sense of paternity? How many…
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It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first…
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I had a wonderful contact, especially with Uncle Bert who was an angel and led the whole group over to…
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[My] excursions provided a unique opportunity for observing [the gorillas' behavior] in their natural habitat... Then, all too soon, the…
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I shall never forget my first encounter with gorillas. Sound preceded sight. Odor preceded sound in the form of an…
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When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the…
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The man who kills the animals today is the man who kills the people who get in his way tomorrow.
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I feel more comfortable with gorillas than people. I can anticipate what a gorilla's going to do, and they're purely…
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There are times when one cannot accept facts for fear of shattering one's being. As I listened to Ian's news,…
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
— Aristotle
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Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United…
— Margaret Atwood
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Like many modern poets, I tend to conceal rhymes by placing them in the middle of lines, and to avoid…
— Margaret Atwood
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I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid…
— Paul Auster
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Avoid problems, and you'll never be the one who overcame them.
— Richard Bach
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I'd love to remain a secret and still work, but I also want people to see the movies I'm in…
— Christian Bale
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Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.
— Joey Adams
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My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what…
— Martha Beck
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The argument of socialists, that people really want to share, beyond a reasonable level of charity, is rubbish, though it…
— Conrad Black
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Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.
— William Blake
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If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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