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.
JANE GOODALLEvery individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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As thy days, so shall thy strength be.
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We find animals doing things that we, in our arrogance, used to think was just human .
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I like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.
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Cruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.
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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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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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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.
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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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Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have?
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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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One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.
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You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
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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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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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We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place.
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