"I've never been threatened by animals. Generally, unless you are deaf, dumb, blind and stupid, you try not to be in their territory, or misunderstand where their territory is. It's generally human beings who make the mistake. The animals are just behaving the way they normally do."

"Riding horses is an exercise for the mind as well as the body."

"Snakes don't scare me. They're remarkable animals. Bill had a pet rosy boa - Bertie - and she was always loose somewhere in the house."

"I consider myself lucky because I care about something that gives me a tremendous reason to be alive. I certainly learned and grew under Bill's tutelage. He exposed me to things I hadn't seen before. There were things I cared for already, but he made me care more about them. We were kindred spirits."

"I remember a time in Kenya's northern frontier district. There was an outpost up there, and we set up camp by a river. It was beautiful, with the thorn trees and the desert land just slightly green. Sundown was so peaceful, yet it went by so quickly. We'd be sitting around a campfire, trying to will it to last longer. You just wanted to enjoy it as long as possible, always knowing it would have to end."

"My house in Kenya is 7,000 ft. above sea level and the mornings, looking out at the sun rising on Mount Kenya, are wonderful."

"Talking about the William Holden Wildlife Foundation: Our principal objective is to have them recognize that animals are our companions throughout history and that they are creatures who have lived in perfect harmony with their environment."

"I want to give something of value back to the world and the Foundation is an excellent way to contribute."

"I cover all of the expenses of the Foundation in the United States out of my pocket. I can absolutely say that. But our principal operation exists in Kenya."

"Wildlife is vanishing from Africa. We're capturing certain dwindling species - like Grevy's zebra, black rhino, bongo (our symbol) - for reimplantation in new habitats."

"I'll never forget that first trip to Africa, the primordial landscape around Lake Turkana. Inhospitable as hell, a barren place, but I never felt more serene in my life."

"We're trying to encourage the preservation of a diversity of species in a world where there is a huge overpopulation of human beings."

"Nothing's perfect, except in nature. Nature is perfect except when man interferes. The animal kingdom lives within its environment, in harmony, and not beyond it. I've reduced all my concerns to one venue: environmental issues. We're talking about life force. It affects everyone, but people turn a deaf ear and don't realise it. Why are they so dumb? You tell me. You have serious problems here – waste disposal, air pollution, and you don't have catalytic converters on automobiles. Everyone can re-examine their own life and modify their behavior. Do you recycle? It's fun. We're always looking for things a family can do together, and that's a very constructive thing; pick up garbage around your neighborhood."

On her Honorary Fellowship from the North of England Zoological Society: "When I left Los Angeles I told people I was going to England to become a Fellow, being Los Angeles nobody seemed really surprised!"

"Unfortunately, sometimes people don't hear you until you scream."

"We are never so lost our angels cannot find us."

"Traveling alone in a strange country helps me sharpen all the little instincts like imagination and inventiveness, that get so dulled in ordinary life. I like that."

"I do not travel frivolously; it is more an occupation."

"I have no control over my insatiable curiosity. But that's because life is fascinating to me, and I try to satisfy the full spectrum of my curiosity."

"Actually, I would love to have been a veterinarian, I suppose, but my interests always ranged in the area of sciences … archaeology, anthropology, veterinarian medicine."

"I'm the world's worst shopper. I have no time, no patience."

"I've had skin cancer so I must be extremely careful. I goop on lots of sunblock and moisturizer."

"I have a very good relationship with my mother. We worked out our relationship. I had to work out my perception of her as a human being. She had to work out her perception of me as an adult."

"I remember everything my stepfather taught me. His theory was that if you don't know how to do it yourself, you'll never be able to hire anybody else to do it properly."

"My priorities include traveling the world and satisfying a tremendous lust for new experiences. Perhaps there was a time when I wanted children, but not now. Never having had kids, I don't know what joys and horrors it entails."

"They say that a good cook can ignite sparks by the way he kisses. The way I see it, just because a guy can turn on the stove doesn't necessarily make him a good cook."

"The most interesting man is someone who's interested in the game of life and who knows so completely who he is that he doesn't have to prove anything to anyone."

On Robert Wagner - "Robert is a very important part of my life. If he ever needed me, I'd get on a plane in a minute to fly to him. I hope - no, I know - that'd he'd do the same for me. He's always been there when I've needed him."

On Robert Wagner - "I remember all the kisses. He was a good kisser, still is."

"Success is a dangerous thing. There just aren't that many good projects around, but if you don't use your craft, it rusts."

"The acting profession for women obeys a law of diminishing returns."

"On the cancellation of Hart to Hart: I cried when I got the news because it was the happiest working experience of my life. There was an uncanny chemistry between RJ and myself."

"A lot of talented and beautiful people didn't last this long, and I fall somewhere in the middle. I'm reasonably talented and reasonably attractive. I guess I'm just a very lucky Polack."

"I have made 27 theatrical films but I am not and never have been a movie star. I am a worker bee, one of those people who act to live, not live to act. As far as my TV work is concerned I am indiscriminate. I found work all the time, and maybe people feel comfortable with someone in their home whom they've seem so many times before."

"You can't just roll over and play dead. I think we live so selfishly. It's terribly, terribly important that we review our selfish behavior."

"There is no magic formula, you just have to get through it."

"We have to earn our future. Like everyone else, we want to deserve opportunities to show what we can accomplish."

"I know the importance of uncontrollable curiosity. I can't stand having an opportunity and not taking advantage of it."

Bruce Bellingham's comments on Stefanie Powers' performance at the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation gala July 28, 2003: "Then there's Stefanie Powers. Sure she looks like a million dollars. No, a million euros. But who knew she could sing like this? When she belted out "Ten Cents A Dance," I found myself plundering my pockets for change."

If anyone's interested, and I hope you are, I'll make you a custom 3D screen saver for a $5.00 (or more) donation to the William Holden Wildlife Foundation.

All you need to do is e-mail me your six favorite pix, and I'll make you a 3D screen saver featuring those pix on cool, rotating picture cubes. I'll deliver your screen saver and instructions on how to install it on any machine running Windows 98 or above via e-mail.

You can be assured that every cent that comes to me will go straight to the William Holden Wildlife Foundation.

Please contact me @ . I accept cashier's checks, personal checks, or money orders made out to the William Holden Wildlife Foundation, or PayPal. PayPal is not preferred because of fees charged.

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