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Jane Goodall Quotes

I had been told from school onwards that the best definition of a human being was man the tool-maker - yet I had just watched a chimp tool-maker in action. I remember that day as vividly as if it was yesterday Picture Quote #1

If you look into their [chimpanzees] eyes, you know you’re looking into a thinking mind. They teach us that we are not the only beings with personalities, minds capable of rational thought, altruism and a sense of humor. That leads to new respect for other animals, respect for the environment and respect for all life Picture Quote #1

I got to Africa. I got the opportunity to go and learn, not about any animal, but chimpanzees. I was living in my dream world, the forest in Gombe National Park in Tanzania. It was Tanganyika when I began Picture Quote #1

Successful actors and actresses have to get themselves into their roles before acting. Therefore, you need to really care about what you are saying Picture Quote #1

I think the most important thing to do is to be willing to listen, willing to care, and willing to admit mistakes and change your ways for the better! Picture Quote #1

Hundreds and thousands of young people around the world can break through and can make this a better world for all living things. Once young people know the problems and are empowered to act, they have great power to impact the world Picture Quote #1

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Words can be said in bitterness and anger, and often there seems to be an element of truth in the nastiness. And words don’t go away, they just echo around Picture Quote #1

I was brought up to understand Darwin’s theory of evolution. I spent hours and hours in the Natural History Museum in London looking at the descriptions of how different kinds of animals had evolved, looking at the sequence of fossil bones looking gradually more and more and more and more like the modern fossil Picture Quote #1

I think 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 Picture Quote #1

Chimpanzees, more than any other living creature, have helped us to understand that there is no sharp line between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom. It’s a very blurry line, and it’s getting more blurry all the time Picture Quote #1

There isn’t a sharp line dividing humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. All the time, we find animals doing things that, in our arrogance, we thought were just human Picture Quote #1

The chimpanzee study was - well, it’s still going on, and I think it’s taught us perhaps more than anything else to be a little humble; that we are, indeed, unique primates, we humans, but we’re simply not as different from the rest of the animal kingdom as we used to think Picture Quote #1

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Researchers find it very necessary to keep blinkers on. They don’t want to admit that the animals they are working with have feelings Picture Quote #1

There are many people out there (me being one of them) who can vouch that animals have feelings; they feel compassion and love, as well as pain! Picture Quote #1

When I was a child, the African forest sounded like a dream to me, because it was full of animals and it was wild Picture Quote #1

There are good mothers and bad ones, but most of them are somewhere in-between Picture Quote #1

I don’t think that faith, whatever you’re being faithful about, really can be scientifically explained. And I don’t want to explain this whole life business through truth, science. There’s so much mystery. There’s so much awe Picture Quote #1

Other people have talked about chimpanzees being a window into the past, which I suppose is true, in a way Picture Quote #1

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I believe the only hope for mankind lies in the hands of our young people Picture Quote #1

I’ve watched a lot of people who became famous who completely change and I think it’s because they tend to believe all the hype that’s out there. I don’t think there’s that much hype about me Picture Quote #1

I believe sharing stories and experiences is the best way to teach people to empathize! Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The best relationship you can have with a chimpanzee is total mutual trust Picture Quote #1

I was the sort of person who didn’t care about hairdressing and clothes and parties and boyfriends. I really wanted to be in the wild Picture Quote #1

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I’m highly political. I spend an awful lot of time in the U.S. trying to influence decision-makers. But I don’t feel in tune with British politics Picture Quote #1

I am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not acting responsibly in relation to climate change Picture Quote #1

It’s the bond between mother and child, which is really, for us and for chimps and other primates, the root of all the expressions of social behavior Picture Quote #1

As I’m traveling around, I meet many small children. And when I look at a small and think how we’ve harmed this beautiful planet since I was that age, I feel a kind of desperation, anger, shame. I don’t know what I feel; I just don’t know what the emotion is Picture Quote #1

My mother always used to say, ‘Well, if you had been born a little girl growing up in Egypt, you would go to church or go to worship Allah, but surely if those people are worshipping a God, it must be the same God’ - that’s what she always said. The same God with different names Picture Quote #1

The part that always shocked me was the inter-community violence among the chimps: the patrols and the vicious attacks on strangers that lead to death. It’s an unfortunate parallel to human behavior - they have a dark side just as we do. We have less excuse, because we can deliberate, so I believe only we are capable of true calculated evil Picture Quote #1

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I had been told from school onwards that the best definition of a human being was man the tool-maker - yet I had just watched a chimp tool-maker in action. I remember that day as vividly as if it was yesterday (Jane Goodall Quotes) If you look into their [chimpanzees] eyes, you know you’re looking into a thinking mind. They teach us that we are not the only beings with personalities, minds capable of rational thought, altruism and a sense of humor. That leads to new respect for other animals, respect for the environment and respect for all life (Jane Goodall Quotes) I got to Africa. I got the opportunity to go and learn, not about any animal, but chimpanzees. I was living in my dream world, the forest in Gombe National Park in Tanzania. It was Tanganyika when I began (Jane Goodall Quotes) Successful actors and actresses have to get themselves into their roles before acting. Therefore, you need to really care about what you are saying (Jane Goodall Quotes) I think the most important thing to do is to be willing to listen, willing to care, and willing to admit mistakes and change your ways for the better! (Jane Goodall Quotes) Hundreds and thousands of young people around the world can break through and can make this a better world for all living things. Once young people know the problems and are empowered to act, they have great power to impact the world. (Jane Goodall Quotes) Words can be said in bitterness and anger, and often there seems to be an element of truth in the nastiness. And words don’t go away, they just echo around. (Jane Goodall Quotes) I was brought up to understand Darwin’s theory of evolution. I spent hours and hours in the Natural History Museum in London looking at the descriptions of how different kinds of animals had evolved, looking at the sequence of fossil bones looking gradually more and more and more and more like the modern fossil. (Jane Goodall Quotes) I think 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 Goodall Quotes) Chimpanzees, more than any other living creature, have helped us to understand that there is no sharp line between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom. It’s a very blurry line, and it’s getting more blurry all the time. (Jane Goodall Quotes) There isn’t a sharp line dividing humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. All the time, we find animals doing things that, in our arrogance, we thought were just human. (Jane Goodall Quotes) The chimpanzee study was - well, it’s still going on, and I think it’s taught us perhaps more than anything else to be a little humble; that we are, indeed, unique primates, we humans, but we’re simply not as different from the rest of the animal kingdom as we used to think. (Jane Goodall Quotes) Researchers find it very necessary to keep blinkers on. They don’t want to admit that the animals they are working with have feelings. (Jane Goodall Quotes) There are many people out there (me being one of them) who can vouch that animals have feelings; they feel compassion and love, as well as pain! (Jane Goodall Quotes) When I was a child, the African forest sounded like a dream to me, because it was full of animals and it was wild. (Jane Goodall Quotes) There are good mothers and bad ones, but most of them are somewhere in-between (Jane Goodall Quotes) I don’t think that faith, whatever you’re being faithful about, really can be scientifically explained. And I don’t want to explain this whole life business through truth, science. There’s so much mystery. There’s so much awe. (Jane Goodall Quotes) Other people have talked about chimpanzees being a window into the past, which I suppose is true, in a way. (Jane Goodall Quotes) I believe the only hope for mankind lies in the hands of our young people (Jane Goodall Quotes) I’ve watched a lot of people who became famous who completely change and I think it’s because they tend to believe all the hype that’s out there. I don’t think there’s that much hype about me. (Jane Goodall Quotes) I believe sharing stories and experiences is the best way to teach people to empathize! (Jane Goodall Quotes) 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. (Jane Goodall Quotes) The best relationship you can have with a chimpanzee is total mutual trust (Jane Goodall Quotes) I was the sort of person who didn’t care about hairdressing and clothes and parties and boyfriends. I really wanted to be in the wild. (Jane Goodall Quotes) I’m highly political. I spend an awful lot of time in the U.S. trying to influence decision-makers. But I don’t feel in tune with British politics. (Jane Goodall Quotes) I am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not acting responsibly in relation to climate change. (Jane Goodall Quotes) It’s the bond between mother and child, which is really, for us and for chimps and other primates, the root of all the expressions of social behavior. (Jane Goodall Quotes) As I’m traveling around, I meet many small children. And when I look at a small and think how we’ve harmed this beautiful planet since I was that age, I feel a kind of desperation, anger, shame. I don’t know what I feel; I just don’t know what the emotion is. (Jane Goodall Quotes) My mother always used to say, ‘Well, if you had been born a little girl growing up in Egypt, you would go to church or go to worship Allah, but surely if those people are worshipping a God, it must be the same God’ - that’s what she always said. The same God with different names. (Jane Goodall Quotes) The part that always shocked me was the inter-community violence among the chimps: the patrols and the vicious attacks on strangers that lead to death. It’s an unfortunate parallel to human behavior - they have a dark side just as we do. We have less excuse, because we can deliberate, so I believe only we are capable of true calculated evil. (Jane Goodall Quotes)

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