"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.'"

-- Dian Fossey

#Civilization Quotes #Gorillas Quotes #Littles Quotes

“To be on a quest is nothing more or less than to become an asker of questions.”
“Swami Ashokananda was a brilliant and accomplished spiritual teacher in the West.”
“Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright.”
“With the Hebrew Bible, you're living in an austere world.”
“Inasmuch as society cannot go on without discipline of some kind, men were constrained, in the absence of any other form of discipline, to turn to discipline of the military type.”
“The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business is to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down.”
“The people are learning that you cannot leave decisions only to leaders. Local groups have to create the political will for change, rather than waiting for others to do things for them. That is where positive, and sustainable, change begins.”
“To get an Oscar would be an incredible moment in my career, there is no doubt about that. But the 'Lord of the Rings' films are not made for Oscars, they are made for the audience.”

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