The greatest danger to our future is apathy.
JANE GOODALLBut 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.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don’t change.
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He had instigated a detailed study of the limb bones and locomotor patterns of a number of modern antelopes; the functions of varying bone structures of their legs could then be ascertained. Then, from the structure of fossil antelope bones reconstructed their movements.
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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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Cruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.
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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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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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We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place.
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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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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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I think the best evenings are when we have messages, things that make us think, but we can also laugh and enjoy each other’s company.
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Attacks by other chimpanzees are the second most frequent cause of death at Gombe, after disease.
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Nature can win if we give her a chance.
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We find animals doing things that we, in our arrogance, used to think was just human .
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