I like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.
JANE GOODALLHe 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.
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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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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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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As thy days, so shall thy strength be.
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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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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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Peace starts within.
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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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Someday we shall look back on this dark era of agriculture and shake our heads. How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?
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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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People said, Jane, forget about this nonsense with Africa. Dream about things you can achieve.
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We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place–or not to bother
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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 least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.
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Attacks by other chimpanzees are the second most frequent cause of death at Gombe, after disease.
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