Any little thing that brings us back into communion with the natural world and the spiritual power that permeates all life will help us to move a little further along the path of human moral and spiritual evolution.
JANE GOODALLAnd so began one of the most exciting periods of my life, the time of discovery.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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I never wanted to be a scientist per se. I wanted to be a naturalist.
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Cruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.
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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves
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Trees are living beings. And they have their own personalities. There are the young, eager saplings, all striving with each other. If you put your cheek against one of those, you almost sense the sap rising and the energy.
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And so began one of the most exciting periods of my life, the time of discovery.
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I like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.
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The least I can do is speak out for the hundreds of chimpanzees who, right now, sit hunched, miserable and without hope, staring out with dead eyes from their metal prisons. They cannot speak for themselves.
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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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Some people say, that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior. We’re not very good at it though, are we?
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One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.
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We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.
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I love dogs, not chimps. Some chimps are nice, and some are horrid. I don’t actually think of them as animals any more than I think of us as animals, although both of us are.
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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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If we do not do something to help these creatures, we make a mockery of the whole concept of justice.
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As thy days, so shall thy strength be.
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