As thy days, so shall thy strength be.
JANE GOODALLArguably, we are the most intellectual creatures that’s ever walked on planet Earth. So how come, then, that this so intellectual creature is destroying its only home?
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 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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Attacks by other chimpanzees are the second most frequent cause of death at Gombe, after disease.
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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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People said, Jane, forget about this nonsense with Africa. Dream about things you can achieve.
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Cruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.
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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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One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.
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We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place.
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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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Here was a chimpanzee using a tool. That was object modification- the crude beginning of tool making.
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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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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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I never wanted to be a scientist per se. I wanted to be a naturalist.
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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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