The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves
JANE GOODALLSome 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?
More Jane Goodall Quotes
-
-
Peace starts within.
JANE GOODALL -
I never wanted to be a scientist per se. I wanted to be a naturalist.
JANE GOODALL -
Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved.
JANE GOODALL -
If we do not do something to help these creatures, we make a mockery of the whole concept of justice.
JANE GOODALL -
And so began one of the most exciting periods of my life, the time of discovery.
JANE GOODALL -
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.
JANE GOODALL -
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.
JANE GOODALL -
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.
JANE GOODALL -
The least I can do is speak out for the hundreds of chimpanzees who, right now, sit hunched, miserable and without hope, staring out with dead eyes from their metal prisons. They cannot speak for themselves.
JANE GOODALL -
Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential.
JANE GOODALL -
Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help, shall all be saved.
JANE GOODALL -
Without patience I could never have succeeded.
JANE GOODALL -
As thy days, so shall thy strength be.
JANE GOODALL -
From the moment when, staring into the eyes of a chimpanzee, I saw a thinking, reasoning personality looking back.
JANE GOODALL -
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.
JANE GOODALL