I’d like to be remembered as someone who really helped people to have a little humility and realize that we are part of the animal kingdom, not separated from it.
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?
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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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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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We find animals doing things that we, in our arrogance, used to think was just human .
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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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Arguably, 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?
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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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Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.
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Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.
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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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I never wanted to be a scientist per se. I wanted to be a naturalist.
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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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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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If we do not do something to help these creatures, we make a mockery of the whole concept of justice.
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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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People say to me so often, ‘Jane how can you be so peaceful when everywhere around you people want books signed, people are asking these questions and yet you seem peaceful,’ and I always answer that it is the peace of the forest that I carry inside.
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