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?
JANE GOODALLYou may not believe in evolution, and that’s all right. How we humans came to be the way we are is far less important that how we should act now to get out of the mess we have made for ourselves.
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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 was a reward far beyond my greatest hopes.
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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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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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Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
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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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You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
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I never wanted to be a scientist per se. I wanted to be a naturalist.
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We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.
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Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other.
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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 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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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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Nature can win if we give her a chance.
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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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