"Man has done a lot to make himself dangerous and animals get the worst of all of it. But then, man too is an animal"

"I want to be spontaneous like a wild animal"

"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals"

"Can our mind evolve to be something other than an extension of our animal needs?"

"The students that, like the wild animal being prepared for its tricks in the circus called "life", expects only training as sketched above, will be severely disappointed: by his standards he will learn next to nothing"

"A committee is an animal with four back legs"

"A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground"

"Wildlife trafficking is not just an animal welfare issue. It is a global security threat, an environmental threat, and a threat to our health and well-being"

"We need to change our attitudes towards wildlife and recognize that these animals are not commodities to be bought and sold. They are living beings that deserve our respect and protection"

"Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason"

"A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help"