Very few Westerners, I thought, could tolerate such a way of life- for it would mean having to forgo the luxuries which we had come to think of as necessities.
JANE GOODALLI like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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There is a powerful force unleashed when young people resolve to make a change.
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The greatest danger to our future is apathy.
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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?
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Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential.
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People said, Jane, forget about this nonsense with Africa. Dream about things you can achieve.
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As thy days, so shall thy strength be.
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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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I like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.
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I don’t have any idea of who or what God is. But I do believe in some great spiritual power. I feel it particularly when I’m out in nature. It’s just something that’s bigger and stronger than what I am or what anybody is. I feel it. And it’s enough for me.
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You may not believe in evolution, and that’s all right. How we humans came to be the way we are is far less important that how we should act now to get out of the mess we have made for ourselves.
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How can you stop yourself from yelling and shouting and accusing everyone of cruelty? The easy answer is that the aggressive approach simply doesn’t work.
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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.
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I never wanted to be a scientist per se. I wanted to be a naturalist.
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Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other.
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Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved.
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