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.
JANE GOODALLOnly when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential.
More Jane Goodall Quotes
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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.
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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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Cruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.
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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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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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If we do not do something to help these creatures, we make a mockery of the whole concept of justice.
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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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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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Here was a chimpanzee using a tool. That was object modification- the crude beginning of tool making.
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Some people say, that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior. We’re not very good at it though, are we?
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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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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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How can you stop yourself from yelling and shouting and accusing everyone of cruelty? The easy answer is that the aggressive approach simply doesn’t work.
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People said, Jane, forget about this nonsense with Africa. Dream about things you can achieve.
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I love dogs, not chimps. Some chimps are nice, and some are horrid. I don’t actually think of them as animals any more than I think of us as animals, although both of us are.
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