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 GOODALLEvery individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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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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Here was a chimpanzee using a tool. That was object modification- the crude beginning of tool making.
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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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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 when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential.
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Attacks by other chimpanzees are the second most frequent cause of death at Gombe, after disease.
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The greatest danger to our future is apathy.
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It was a reward far beyond my greatest hopes.
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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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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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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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And so began one of the most exciting periods of my life, the time of discovery.
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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.
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Nature can win if we give her a chance.
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I never wanted to be a scientist per se. I wanted to be a naturalist.
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