Never be arrogant or abrasive. Treat your opponent respectfully if they really and truly believe they are right. Jane Goodall More Quotes by Jane Goodall More Quotes From Jane Goodall The refugees flee to protect their families from violence; the Europeans, on the other hand, fear for their jobs that they need to feed their families. Jane Goodall jobs hands needs I was even accused of teaching the chimps how to fish for termites which I mean that would have been such a brilliant coup. Jane Goodall brilliant teaching mean Certainly it's very often true that women tend to be a bit quieter and more prepared to sit there and let the animal tell you things. Jane Goodall prepared bits animal I love to write - it is a great source of reflection, especially as I continue to meet many new inspiring people. Jane Goodall reflection writing people I see that within each human being there are two extremes: there's the loving, the passionate, altruistic side that has evolved with us, and then there's the violent, brutal side that has evolved with us. The question for each individual is: which side is going to come out on top? Jane Goodall passionate sides two When I go back to Gombe it's to be in that timeless world where it's soft and where life is entwined and you actually see the pattern of nature. I always feel this great spiritual power which I believe is around. Jane Goodall spiritual believe world We learn the social norms of our society and modify our behaviour accordingly. Jane Goodall our-society behaviour social We can learn to suppress our feelings for other reasons. Jane Goodall reason feelings Chimps act the way they feel unless they are afraid of reprisal if they do so. But that doesn't apply to humans. Jane Goodall humans feels way I believe that we have more capability than any other creature to control our biological inheritance - and we do so most of the time. Jane Goodall inheritance capability believe Other people have talked about chimpanzees being a window into the past, which I suppose is true, in a way. Jane Goodall people way past Is it not possible that the chimpanzees are responding to some feeling like awe? A feeling generated by the mystery of water; water that seems alive, always rushing past yet never going, always the same yet ever different. Was it perhaps similar feelings of awe that gave rise to the first animistic religions, the worship of the elements and the mysteries of nature over which there was no control? Only when our prehistoric ancestors developed language would it have been possible to discuss such internal feelings and create a shared religion. Jane Goodall rushing water past The cheapest and most efficient way of slowing down global warming is to protect and restore the forests, particularly the tropical forests Jane Goodall global-warming forests way Some people say, therefore, that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior. Jane Goodall brain war people I think we're still in a muddle with our language, because once you get words and a spoken language it gets harder to communicate. Jane Goodall communicate language thinking 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 political decision trying I didn't want to become a professor or get tenure or teach or anything. All I wanted to do was get a degree because Louis Leakey said I needed one, which was right, and once I succeeded I could get back to the field. Jane Goodall degrees fields want 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 yesterday men school A book came out recently written by scientists and environmentalists that made me so angry. It said the only thing we have to worry about is big industry. Each individual who tries to make his or her own environment better is useless. I find this criminal, because then you have a billion people all saying, It doesn't matter what I do because I'm just one person. But if you turn that around and a billion people say, What I do does make a difference, then it will make a difference. Jane Goodall women differences book 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 eye animal science
