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Animal Quotes by Jane Goodall

91 Animal quotes by Jane Goodall

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Chimpanzees are shown as both fascinating and hostile, reminding us that animal behavior can mirror human traits. The quotes express a wish to talk to animals like Dr. Dolittle and argue that respecting wildlife makes us better humans. They also highlight a growing sense of social responsibility beyond basic instincts.

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I had a wonderful teacher about animal behavior.

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Chimpanzees can be quite political.

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My favorite animals are dogs.

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Chimps are far too much human to be my favorite animal.

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Of course animals have a personality and emotions.

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Animals have personalities and minds and emotions.

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Having respect for animals makes us better humans..

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

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We find animals doing things that we, in our arrogance, used to think was "just human".

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I like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.

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I cannot remember a time when I did not want to go to Africa to study animals.

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However much you know giraffes, to see one in the wild for the first time feels prehistoric.

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Chimps taught us we're not separated from the animal kingdom, we're a part of it.

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Chimps are very quick to have a sudden fight or aggressive episode, but they're equally as good at reconciliation.

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Some people actually do not like animals - hard for me to understand, but true.

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I have never had an animal that didn't have a personality, one differing from another.

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When I began in 1960, individuality wasn't an accepted thing to look for; it was about species-specific behaviour. But animal behaviour is…

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Animals are as deserving of a place on this planet as we are, and the difference between us is that humans have…

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I always loved animals. And when I was ten, I decided I had to go to Africa and live with animals and…

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I miss the early days; I do. I was so lucky. I basically had it to myself, learning about these chimpanzees. Nobody…

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I got to Africa. I got the opportunity to go and learn, not about any animal, but chimpanzees. I was living in…

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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…

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I'm always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them…

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There would be very little point in my exhausting myself and other conservationists themselves in trying to protect animals and habitats if…

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When I look back over my life it's almost as if there was a plan laid out for me - from the…

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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…

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Even when it comes to things like wars over oil, which may seem like a whole different ball game, there are still…

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Even in chimps there is true altruistic behaviour; behaviour that doesn't fit into the sociobiological model that says you either help a…

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Louis [Leakey] was anxious to initiate a scientific study of these chimpanzees. It would be difficult, he emphasized, for nothing was known;…

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Just remember--if you are really and truly determined to work with animals, somehow, either now or later, you will find a way…

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We are beginning to learn that each animal has a life and a place and a role in this world. If we…

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In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them?…

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“And if we dare to look into those eyes, then we shall feel their suffering in our hearts. More and more people…

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A chimp would never plan to pull another's nails out.

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When I was a child, the African forest sounded like a dream to me, because it was full of animals and it…

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You better not mess with chimps. They are much stronger than humans.

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The chimps' way of aggression is quick and brutal. I compare them to gang attacks.

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I don't even think of chimps as animals. I think of them as beings.

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Chimps act the way they feel unless they are afraid of reprisal if they do so. But that doesn't apply to humans.

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

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

Some people say, therefore, that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior.

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Having respect for animals makes us better humans..

If we kill off the wild, then we are killing a part of our souls.

“We still have a long way to go. But we are moving in the right direction. If only we can overcome cruelty, to human…