Arguably, we are the most intellectual creatures that’s ever walked on planet Earth. So how come, then, that this so intellectual creature is destroying its only home?
JANE GOODALLThe greatest danger to our future is apathy.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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I like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.
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From the moment when, staring into the eyes of a chimpanzee, I saw a thinking, reasoning personality looking back.
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We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place.
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Sometimes I [longed to be a chimp] I just wanted to know. what it felt like in the evening to be making a nest and what it felt like to be a female when a big male comes thundering in.
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Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.
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I’d like to be remembered as someone who really helped people to have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom, not separated from it.
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I like to envision the whole world as a jigsaw puzzle. If you look at the whole picture, it is overwhelming and terrifying, but if you work on your little part of the jigsaw and know that people all over the world are working on their little bits, that’s what will give you hope.
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Attacks by other chimpanzees are the second most frequent cause of death at Gombe, after disease.
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I never wanted to be a scientist per se. I wanted to be a naturalist.
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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves
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The greatest danger to our future is apathy.
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So, let us move forward with faith in ourselves, in our intelligence, in our indomitable spirit. Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion and love.
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We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.
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A sense of calm came over me. More and more often I found myself thinking, This is where I belong. This is what I came into this world to do.
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Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
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