Richard Leakey

“The ivory trade must be stopped.”

“What distinguishes us is our ability to question.”

“We are all of us, descended from the same grandmother.”

“Unless we stop the degradation of our planet, the human race will be gone.”

“Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply a refusal to deny the obvious.”

“The past is the key to our future.”

“I am a Kenyan of British descent. I am a citizen of this country. I have a right to be here.”

“An elephant is a magnificent creature. It is a part of our heritage.”

“We are a very, very young species. We are not the pinnacle of evolution.”

“My life has been a long argument.”

“I believe that the human race has a moral obligation to protect other species.”

“Science is the key to our future, and if you don’t believe in science, then you’re holding everybody back.”

“You cannot just have conservation without the local communities being involved.”

“We have the capacity for greatness. We have the capacity for evil.”

“I just do what I think is right. And I'm not going to be intimidated.”