Jane Goodall Short Quotes

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I wanted to talk to the animals like Dr. Dolittle.

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I am living in the Africa I have always longed for, always felt stirring in my blood.

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We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.

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Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.

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Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved.

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Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is alright, as long your values don't change.

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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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One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.

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Science demands objective factual evidence — proof; spiritual experience is subjective and leads to faith.

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Young people, when informed and empowered, when they realize that what they do truly makes a difference, can indeed change the world.

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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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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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Especially now when views are becoming more polarized, we must work to understand each other across political, religious and national boundaries.

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One cannot watch chimpanzee infants for long without realizing that they have the same emotional need for affection and reassurance as human children.

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If plants could be credited with reasoning powers, we would marvel at the imaginative ways they bribe or ensnare other creatures to carry out their wishes.

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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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Anyone who tries to improve the lives of animals invariably comes in for criticism from those who believe such efforts are misplaced in a world of suffering humanity.

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The long hours spent with them in the forest have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have learned from them has shaped my understanding of human behavior, of our place in nature.

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