Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don’t change.
JANE GOODALLI like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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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.
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Attacks by other chimpanzees are the second most frequent cause of death at Gombe, after disease.
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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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We can’t leave people in abject poverty, so we need to raise the standard of living for 80% of the world’s people, while bringing it down considerably for the 20% who are destroying our natural resources.
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It was a reward far beyond my greatest hopes.
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Cruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.
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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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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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And so began one of the most exciting periods of my life, the time of discovery.
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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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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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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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Peace starts within.
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I like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.
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Sometimes I [longed to be a chimp] I just wanted to know. what it felt like in the evening to be making a nest and what it felt like to be a female when a big male comes thundering in.
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