Most Kikuyu marriages were arranged on the basis of what is described by anthropologists as the bride price.

The trip I made to Angola to study the prehistoric contents of the gravel beds as a means of deciding the age of the deposits and their economic potential was the first time prehistory had ever been used for such a purpose.

Sometime during the many millions of years that have elapsed since mammalian faunas came into existence, some sort of island crossed from West Africa to South America.

I felt that in time simple stone tools would be found in early Pleistocene in England.

The majority of people in Angola were not provided with any kind of schooling and were completely illiterate, very badly paid, and treated almost as slaves.

I put a bullet into the back of the crocodile's neck just behind the head, thus killing it. If a crocodile is hit in any other part of its anatomy it disappears into the water and is irrecoverable.

South Africa had a long record of studies in prehistory, going back to the end of the last century.

When my father arrived in Kenya, he had found the Kikuyu way of life similar to that of the British at the time the Romans invaded England 2,000 years ago.

Raising funds for my fourth expedition proved to be very difficult.

Sometimes string figures were used to illustrate stories, as in the case of an Eskimo example that depicts a man catching a salmon. Sometimes they had magic or religious significance.

I have examined the stomach contents of seven aardvarks.

I saw what looked like another fallen tree in front of me and put my foot on it to cross over. At that moment it reared up in front of me-the biggest python I had ever seen!

Far too often animals are put to sleep when they could be saved through proper care and nursing.

The author knows just what he wants to illustrate and how he would like it to be done.

The Dalmatian breed of dog has many primitive characteristics.

Most Kikuyu marriages were arranged on the basis of what is described by anthropologists as the bride price.

We set up the promised clinic for the sick and wounded Masai.

The Foxhall jaw has now been missing for many years.

I kept an open mind on the question of whether a hominid had been present in Europe in the early Pleistocene.

At Olduvai, for 20 years, Mary and I had investigated and made a general survey of the overall geology.

Colonial governors and senior civil servants are not easy people to argue with, and I was not popular because of my criticism of the colonial service in Kenya.

To save an animal's life in order that it may suffer indefinitely is something I would never condone.

There is tragic evidence to show that the paintings at the French prehistoric art sites are deteriorating.

Although we followed that hyena for the best part of half an hour, we never caught up with it.

Stone tools are fossilized human behavior.

Eloquent testimony to the recovery powers of wild animals frequently becomes apparent from the study of skeletons housed in museums.

And, frankly, what happens out of Washington is, it creates a wind in my face, uncertainty over Obamacare, uncertainty over their tax policy, uncertainty over the regulatory policy.

My greatest accomplishment is receiving my role on 'Guiding Light.'

Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains.

I am so lazy and sometimes will go as late as 9 A.M. to shoot.

Dependability is more important than talent. Dependability is a talent and it is a talent all can have. It makes no difference how much ability we possess if we are not responsible and dependable.

I think we're the first generation to successfully integrate American society.

I went to a Radiohead concert with Mr. Aaron Paul and became instantly hip. He's a great tweeter and took a photograph of the two of us. He said, 'Man, look at this! We've already got 800 hits in five minutes!' So this old dog became hip.

The word 'spinster' tells you everything you need to know about our attitude of women who choose not to marry.

To make the bloody thing talk the way I do when I'm on a verbal roll, in my idioms and rhythms.

I get embarrassed by people. It's really awkward for me to have a chat with people who have been to see a gig.

I am happy to be who I am where I am and when I am.

I can sit and tell myself I'm over you a million times a day. But when I'm standing there next to you every word just fades away.

A long hot bath is a real treat. But from a green point of view thats probably what it should be an occasional treat.

I'm not saying my wife's a bad cook, but she uses a smoke alarm as a timer.

I think it's important to have had at least a few years of obscurity, where people treat you like everybody else.

Transportation is an essential part of our lives, and in New York City where driving is not a viable option most of the time, public transportation and taxis are the only way to get around.

Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you’re going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus.

Some of you say that religion makes people happy, so does whisky.

I am an entertainer. Cinema is entertainment. It is nothing more than that.

Something can happen in your life, and you might want and need something different from your spouse. Most people forget that you have to create relationships. The allure of the first years settles down, and at that moment, you better start creating it; otherwise, you're going to lose out.

Pakistan has assured that it would not allow its territory to be used against India for any acts of terror. India must also reciprocate and address our concerns which are very genuine. Dialogue is the only way forward. Absence of dialogue leads to tension.

I'm typically a 'just drink water' kind of guy. I was a bodybuilder in high school, so I used to - food to me was, 'there are this many grams of carbohydrates and proteins, and I need these micronutrients in order to grow and be fit,' and I ate in order to live and not live in order to eat, and I think most people are the opposite.

I would live with all of my sisters if I could. We've always been very close, my sisters and me.