I love to write - it is a great source of reflection, especially as I continue to meet many new inspiring people. Jane Goodall More Quotes by Jane Goodall More Quotes From Jane Goodall 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 lines arrogance animal We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love. Jane Goodall realizing and-love compassion Most Africans don't get to see these wild animals at all. Once they see and learn about them, they are much more likely to become involved in protecting the environment. Jane Goodall wild-animal environment animal What makes us human, I think, is an ability to ask questions, a consequence of our sophisticated spoken language. Jane Goodall sophisticated language thinking The more we learn of the true nature of non-human animals, especially those with complex brains and corresponding complex social behavior, the more ethical concerns are raised regarding their use in the service of man - whether this be in entertainment, as "pets," for food, in research laboratories, or any of the other uses to which we subject them. Jane Goodall pet animal men ....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 of living, were rightly proud to be able to provide for their children those things which they themselves had not had. And why their children, inevitably, took those things for granted. It meant that new values and new expectations had crept into our societies along with new standards of living. Hence the materialistic and often greedy and selfish lifestyle of so many young people in the Western world, especially in the United States. Jane Goodall good-life selfish children I'm always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect. Jane Goodall pushing responsibility animal The problem of the chimps is that they can only sit and look. They can't discuss what they feel. All that feeling is trapped within each one. Jane Goodall problem feelings looks Children can change the world. Jane Goodall changing-the-world children world Of course animals have a personality and emotions. Jane Goodall emotion personality animal I just have this absolute belief that humans are moving away from cruelty and destruction towards a time when we can truly live in harmony with nature. When we understand that there is a spiritual power around us from which we can draw strength. That is where I believe human destiny ultimately is taking us. I just hope we have time. Jane Goodall strength spiritual god 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 expression mother children I've always felt you don't have to be completely detached, emotionally uninvolved to make precise observations. There's nothing wrong with feeling great empathy for your subjects. Jane Goodall empathy feelings animal I still think we are smart enough to not destroy planet Earth, our only home. Jane Goodall smart home thinking Animals were my passion from even before I could speak apparently. When I was about 10, 11 I fell in love with Tarzan. Jane Goodall passion speak animal We have turned away from the natural world. Instead, it's all about money and power. Jane Goodall money-and-power natural world However much you know giraffes, to see one in the wild for the first time feels prehistoric. Jane Goodall giraffe first-time firsts Especially females and the younger ones like to be with somebody who is wise. Jane Goodall female wise Words can enhance experience, but they can also take so much away. We see an insect and at once we abstract certain characteristics and classify it - a fly. And in that very cognitive exercise, part of the wonder is gone. Once we have labeled the things around us we do not bother to look at them so carefully. Words are part of our rational selves, and to abandon them for a while is to give freer reign to our intuitive selves. Jane Goodall self exercise giving That's what keeps me going. Everywhere I go there are young people with shining eyes wanting to tell me, "Dr. Jane, we're going to make the world a better place." Jane Goodall shining eye people
