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.
JANE GOODALLIf we do not do something to help these creatures, we make a mockery of the whole concept of justice.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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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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Here was a chimpanzee using a tool. That was object modification- the crude beginning of tool making.
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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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Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don’t change.
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Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
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People said, Jane, forget about this nonsense with Africa. Dream about things you can achieve.
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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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Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved.
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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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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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Cruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.
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Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.
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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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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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If we do not do something to help these creatures, we make a mockery of the whole concept of justice.
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