400 Quotes by Jane Goodall

I don’t spend that much time being introspective, believe it or not. All I know is that I grew up not questioning God because that’s how you are. God was there like the birds and the wind.

There is a powerful force unleashed when young people resolve to make a change.

If only we can overcome cruelty, to human and animal, with love and compassion we shall stand at the threshold of a new era in human moral and spiritual evolution – and realize, at last, our most unique quality: humanity.

So, let us move forward with faith in ourselves, in our intelligence, in our indomitable spirit. Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion and love.

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.

Some humans are mathematicians-others aren’t.

Researchers find it very necessary to keep blinkers on. They don’t want to admit that the animals they are working with have feelings.

Chimps taught us we’re not separated from the animal kingdom, we’re a part of it.

Chimps are very quick to have a sudden fight or aggressive episode, but they’re equally as good at reconciliation.