We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love. — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
I believe the only hope for mankind lies in the hands of our young people. — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
I'm always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
If only we can overcome cruelty, to human and animal, with love and compassion we shall stand at the threshold of a… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
We, as humans, have actually developed a sense of social responsibility. We have gone beyond our basic instincts. — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
Anyone who tries to improve the lives of animals invariably comes in for criticism from those who believe such efforts are misplaced… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
There isn't a sharp line dividing humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. All the time, we find animals doing things… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them?… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
To me, cruelty is the worst of human sins. Once we accept that a living creature has feelings and suffers pain, then… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
Animals are as deserving of a place on this planet as we are, and the difference between us is that humans have… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
If you look through all the different cultures. Right from the earliest, earliest days with the animistic religions, we have sought to… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
Surely it should be a matter of moral responsibility that we humans, different from other animals mainly by virtue of our more… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
“We still have a long way to go. But we are moving in the right direction. If only we can overcome cruelty,… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
I see that within each human being there are two extremes: there's the loving, the passionate, altruistic side that has evolved with… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
I just have this absolute belief that humans are moving away from cruelty and destruction towards a time when we can truly… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
“And if we dare to look into those eyes, then we shall feel their suffering in our hearts. More and more people… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
The voice of the natural world would be, "Could you please give us space and leave us alone to get along with our own… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
What makes us human, I think, is an ability to ask questions, a consequence of our sophisticated spoken language. — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
Chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutan shave been living for hundreds of thousands of years in their forest,living fantastic lives, never overpopulating, never destroying the forest. I… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
I did this book 'Harvest for Hope,' and I learned so much about food. And one thing I learned is that we have the… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
From my perspective, I absolutely believe in a greater spiritual power, far greater than I am, from which I have derived strength in moments… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
We are always talking about how we can get more environmental and humanitarian education. It is about listening to the voice of young people… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
We started off with physical evolution and got our form. Then we somehow developed language, which meant cultural evolution could race so we could change our behavior really quickly instead of over hundreds and hundreds of years. And then comes moral evolution, which means we're not frightfully far along with people. And maybe we end up with a spiritual evolution,… — Jane Goodall Copy Share
It was both fascinating and appalling to learn that chimpanzees were capable of hostile and territorial behavior that was not unlike certain forms of… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
Some people say, therefore, that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior. — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
It's been proven by quite a few studies that plants are good for our psychological development. If you green an area, the rate of… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
