From the moment when, staring into the eyes of a chimpanzee, I saw a thinking, reasoning personality looking back.
JANE GOODALLCruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
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That is our hope. Because if we all start listening and helping, then surely, together, we can make the world a better place for all living things. Can’t we?
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But let us not forget that human love and compassion are equally deeply rooted in our primate heritage, and in this sphere too our sensibilities are of a higher order of magnitude than those of chimpanzees.
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There is a powerful force unleashed when young people resolve to make a change.
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It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.
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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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If we do not do something to help these creatures, we make a mockery of the whole concept of justice.
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We can’t leave people in abject poverty, so we need to raise the standard of living for 80% of the world’s people, while bringing it down considerably for the 20% who are destroying our natural resources.
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As thy days, so shall thy strength be.
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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves
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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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Someday we shall look back on this dark era of agriculture and shake our heads. How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?
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Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help, shall all be saved.
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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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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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