Leakey, Richard Filmography

• Call of Life
  2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Game Over: Conservation in Kenya
  2007, role: actor , character name: Himself

Famous quotes by Richard Leakey:

"The problem of the apes is not a shortage of money, it is a shortage of strategy,"

"The problem of the apes is not a shortage of money, it is a shortage of strategy. Let us devote our minds -- the one thing we have more of than other apes -- and let's secure their future."

"There should be concern expressed at every possible venue to bring pressure on both the African governments and on the international bodies to do something about this. Unless this is stopped, these species could become extinct, and it would be a terrible loss to humanity."

"The slaughter of chimpanzees and gorillas, our closest relatives, is absolutely diabolical. I can't imagine that this can go on much longer before these animals are extinct,"

"Let us devote our minds - the one thing we have more of than other apes - and let's secure their future."

"As we sit today, it is important to remember we are talking about the future of a member of our family, not a strange creature that lives in the jungle."

"Paleoanthropology is not a science that ends with the discovery of a bone. One has to have the original to work with. It is a life-long task."

"A number of scientists with greatly different backgrounds can come up with completely different assessments. The discussions or controversies are endless. Once a year, we try to bring the most important discoverers together to exchange their experiences and knowledge."

"I, too, am convinced that our ancestors came from Africa."

"Primates need good nutrition, to begin with. Not only fruits and plants, but insects as well."

"One should not forget that there are very few surviving items from this period, often just single, small bones, a tooth, a sliver of the skull. Categorizing these pieces can be very difficult."

"For fossils to thrive, certain favorable circumstances are required. First of all, of course, remnants of life have to be there. These then need to be washed over with water as soon as possible, so that the bones are covered with a layer of sediment."

"Elephants can live to an age of up to 70 or 80 years and they have a good memory. It could be they come across an area that is experiencing a drought. Then they continue on their path and run into people."

"We are concerned that, in a few years time, this place of discovery, with its wealth of human fossils, the like of which can be found nowhere else in the world, could be completely destroyed."

"To investigate the history of man's development, the most important finds are, of course, hominid fossils."

"I can't think of any other region in the world which is such a vast source of fossils."

"Sadly, I am not able to take part in the fieldwork myself so much anymore, as both of my legs were amputated following an airplane crash twelve years ago."

"We hope to find more pieces of the puzzle which will shed light on the connection between this upright, walking ape, our early ancestor, and modern man."

"Scientific innovations continually provide us with new means of analyzing the finds."

"Whether or not all this came to pass in an East African ditch, I wouldn't like to say. Perhaps it happened in North Africa or further west, but Africa was definitely the place."

• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Boom - Richard Lugo

Ah she makes me go ah
She makes me go ah
She makes me go
Come on
Ah she makes me go ah
She makes me go ah
She makes me go
Ven aqui mami
Something about a Friday night
That makes me want to get excited
Knowing that the weekend's near
Just does it to me everytime
I get fresh 'cause the girls they like that
One with me, another on deck
Pull up to the curb
And put the system up to ten like
Boom
I love it when the speakers pop like
Boom
Got the girls droppin' like it's hot like
Boom
Everybody on the floor just sing along with me
Repeat
We can get it started
Yes I'm trying to find her
Looking for the girl
Who makes my heart go boom
There is no denying
If she has what I like then
I will get the girl who's really got that boom
We got the whole place on lock now
So crunk that we just can't stop now
So many fly chicks to choose from
But I think that I found the one
Who can handle what I'm giving
She knows how to get it, get it
Breaking it down on me
From the bottom to the top like
Boom
I love it when the speakers pop like
Boom
Got the girls droppin' like it's hot like
Boom
Everybody on the floor just sing along with me
Repeat
We can get it started
Yes I'm trying to find her
Looking for the girl
Who makes my heart go boom
There is no denying
If she has what I like then
I will get the girl who's really got that boom
Repeat
Boom, she makes me go
Boom, she makes me go
Boom, she makes me go
Sing along with me
Come on
Repeat 3x
We can get it started
Yes I'm trying to find her
Looking for the girl
Who makes my heart go boom
There is no denying
If she has what I like then
I will get the girl who's really got that boom
Repeat 2x