Any Quote by Richard Leakey

I would hazard a guess that we have found fossilized human remains of at least a thousand different specimens in South and East Africa,…

— Richard Leakey

It has taken biologists some 230 years to identify and describe three quarters of a million insects; if there are indeed at least thirty…

— Richard Leakey

Sadly, I am not able to take part in the fieldwork myself so much anymore, as both of my legs were amputated following an…

— Richard Leakey

Elephants can live to an age of up to 70 or 80 years and they have a good memory. It could be they come…

— Richard Leakey

Along the borders to Ethiopia and Somalia, anarchy reigns, the police and military have retreated quite some distance.

— Richard Leakey

To me it's a question of being able to look backward and give the present a root... To give meaning to where we are…

— Richard Leakey

I, too, am convinced that our ancestors came from Africa.

— Richard Leakey

I have been raised to believe in freedom of thought and speech. If a minority wishes to accept that position it's their right. What…

— Richard Leakey

One should not forget that there are very few surviving items from this period, often just single, small bones, a tooth, a sliver of…

— Richard Leakey

For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These then need…

— Richard Leakey

The language of art is powerful to those who understand it, and puzzling to those who do not. What we do know is that…

— Richard Leakey

We are bipedal apes, and it should not be surprising to see that fact reflected in the way our ancestors lived.

— Richard Leakey