We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place.
JANE GOODALLIt was a reward far beyond my greatest hopes.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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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.
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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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Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
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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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If we do not do something to help these creatures, we make a mockery of the whole concept of justice.
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Cruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.
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What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
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I don’t have any idea of who or what God is. But I do believe in some great spiritual power. I feel it particularly when I’m out in nature. It’s just something that’s bigger and stronger than what I am or what anybody is. I feel it. And it’s enough for me.
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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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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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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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Attacks by other chimpanzees are the second most frequent cause of death at Gombe, after disease.
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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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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.
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