Richard Leakey

“The ivory trade must be stopped.”

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

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

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

“What distinguishes us is our ability to question.”

“The past is the key to our future.”

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

“My life has been a long argument.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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