(92 quotes found)
“It's kind of like the elephant in the room. I haven't really been talking about it. I knew it was gonna come sooner or later. When it happened, it was kind of more of a relief than anything.”
Coleman Collins
“The Elephant Sanctuary exists for two reasons. To provide a haven for old, sick or needy elephants in a setting of green pastures, old-growth forests, spring-fed ponds and a heated barn for cold winter nights. And to provide education about the crisis facing these social, sensitive, passionately intense, playful, complex, exceedingly intelligent and endangered creatures.”
Carol Buckley
“Elephants are extremely intelligent and they can be trained to do all sorts of things. What is difficult is to get over their inherent fear of man.”
Rory Hensman
“What is needed in out of the way places, especially in the rainy season, is an elephant. They are an excellent means of transport and don't need to be refueled.”
“We have also agreed that in other places there may be a need to manipulate ways they (elephants) use their space and interact with biodiversity.”
Rudi van Aarde
“A lot of what's in our records shows just how closely we watch the elephants and provide the best possible care. We are proud of our staff and their deep commitment. We're confident we're not seeing problems related to the exhibit.”
Bill Houston
“In so many incarnations, you were a worm and an insect; in so many incarnations, you were an elephant, a fish and a deer. In so many incarnations, you were a bird and a snake. In so many incarnations, you were yoked as an ox and a horse.”
Sri Guru Granth Sahib
“They pour a whole lot of concrete here ... for boondoggles and white elephants.”
Jeff Kingston
