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 GOODALLWe have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place–or not to bother
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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It was a reward far beyond my greatest hopes.
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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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And so began one of the most exciting periods of my life, the time of discovery.
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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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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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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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From the moment when, staring into the eyes of a chimpanzee, I saw a thinking, reasoning personality looking back.
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And always I have this feeling-which may not be true at all-that I am being used as a messenger.
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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves
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As thy days, so shall thy strength be.
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People said, Jane, forget about this nonsense with Africa. Dream about things you can achieve.
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A sense of calm came over me. More and more often I found myself thinking, This is where I belong. This is what I came into this world to do.
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People say to me so often, ‘Jane how can you be so peaceful when everywhere around you people want books signed, people are asking these questions and yet you seem peaceful,’ and I always answer that it is the peace of the forest that I carry inside.
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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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The greatest danger to our future is apathy.
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