And so began one of the most exciting periods of my life, the time of discovery.
JANE GOODALLAnd so began one of the most exciting periods of my life, the time of discovery.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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Trees are living beings. And they have their own personalities. There are the young, eager saplings, all striving with each other. If you put your cheek against one of those, you almost sense the sap rising and the energy.
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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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Thousands of people who say they ‘love’ animals sit down once or twice a day to enjoy the flesh of creatures who have been utterly deprived of everything that could make their lives worth living and who endured the awful suffering and the terrors of the abattoirs
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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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Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential.
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Cruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.
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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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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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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves
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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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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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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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Without patience I could never have succeeded.
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We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.
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