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.
JANE GOODALLPeople 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.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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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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I like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.
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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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The greatest danger to our future is apathy.
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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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It was a reward far beyond my greatest hopes.
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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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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 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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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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Peace starts within.
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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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Cruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.
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