All Jane Goodall Quotes
- I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest, teaching and writing. But in '86 I went to a conference and realised… Chimpanzees
- In Tanzania, the chimps are isolated in a very tiny patch of forest. I flew over it 13 years ago and realized that, basically, all… Ago
- Especially now when views are becoming more polarized, we must work to understand each other across political, religious and national boundaries. Across
- Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved. Animal
- We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place--or not to bother Better
- If we kill off the wild, then we are killing a part of our souls. Conservation
- 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. Best
- What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. Actions
- The greatest danger to our future is apathy. Apathy
- If we do not do something to help these creatures, we make a mockery of the whole concept of justice. Concept
- ....I understood why those who had lived through war or economic disasters, and who had built for themselves a good life and a high standard… Able
- One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun. Child
- 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… Belong
- Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don't change. All
- And always I have this feeling--which may not be true at all--that I am being used as a messenger. All
- We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love. Altruism
- The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves. Cannot Speak
- Farm animals are far more aware and intelligent than we ever imagined and, despite having been bred as domestic slaves, they are individual beings in… Animal
- ...it honestly didn't matter how we humans got to be the way we are, whether evolution or special creation was responsible. What mattered and mattered… Creation
- Thousands of people who say they love animals sit down once or twice a day to enjoy the flesh of creatures who have been utterly… Abattoirs
- It is these undeniable qualities of human love and compassion and self-sacrifice that give me hope for the future. We are, indeed, often cruel and… Behavior
- We have a responsibility toward the other life-forms of our planet whose continued existence is threatened by the thoughtless behavior of our own human species.… Behavior
- Cultural speciation had been crippling to human moral and spiritual growth. It had hindered freedom of thought, limited our thinking, imprisoned us in the cultures… Attach
- Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives,… All
- Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have? Clever