400 Quotes by Jane Goodall

As I'm traveling around, I meet many small children. And when I look at a small and think how we've harmed this beautiful planet since I was that age, I feel a kind of desperation, anger, shame. I don't know what I feel; I just don't know what the emotion is.

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.

We, as humans, have actually developed a sense of social responsibility. We have gone beyond our basic instincts.

I am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not acting responsibly in relation to climate change.

The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.

Women tend to be more intuitive, or to admit to being intuitive, and maybe the hard science approach isn't so attractive. The way that science is taught is very cold. I would never have become a scientist if I had been taught like that.

Even when it comes to things like wars over oil, which may seem like a whole different ball game, there are still comparisons one can draw: chimps fight for their territory; they fight for the resources within that territory, so it does relate in a way.

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 into this world to do.

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.