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.
JANE GOODALLSo, 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.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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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.
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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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People said, Jane, forget about this nonsense with Africa. Dream about things you can achieve.
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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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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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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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Here was a chimpanzee using a tool. That was object modification- the crude beginning of tool making.
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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 have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place.
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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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Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
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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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Peace starts within.
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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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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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