Dian Fossey Quotes & Sayings

11 most famous Dian Fossey quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for her. She was an American scientist who passed away on 26 December, 1985.

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“When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future.”

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

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

“When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future.”

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

“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.'”

“It is true that there comes a time when I do literally dream about McDonald's. I dream of supermarkets and drug stores, potato chips and the Sunday morning paper.”

“Gorillas are the largest of the great apes. A mature male may be six feet tall and weigh 400 pounds or more; his enormous arms can span eight feet.”

“I have no friends.”

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