"Words can be said in bitterness and anger, and often there seems to be an element of truth in the nastiness. And words don't go away, they just echo around."
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Quotes by Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall, born on April 3, 1934, in London, England, is a pioneering primatologist and conservationist whose groundbreaking research on chimpanzees revolutionized our understanding of animal behavior. After earning her degree from Cambridge University, Goodall spent over 60 years observing and documenting the lives of wild chimps in Tanzania, revealing their complex social structures and emotional depth. Her enduring legacy extends beyond science, inspiring global conservation efforts and advocating for the ethical treatment of animals. Goodall remains a beacon of hope in the fight for environmental preservation.
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"My mother always taught us that if people don't agree with you, the important thing is to listen to them. But if you've listened to them carefully and you still think that you're right, then you must have the courage of your convictions."
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"From my perspective, I absolutely believe in a greater spiritual power, far greater than I am, from which I have derived strength in moments of sadness or fear. That's what I believe, and it was very, very strong in the forest."
Jane Goodall"I think the most important thing is to keep active and to hope that your mind stays active."
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"The tree I had in the garden as a child, my beech tree, I used to climb up there and spend hours. I took my homework up there, my books, I went up there if I was sad, and it just felt very good to be up there among the green leaves and the birds and the sky."
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"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."
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"You cannot share your life with a dog, as I had done in Bournemouth, or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings."
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."
Jane Goodall"I don't think that faith, whatever you're being faithful about, really can be scientifically explained. And I don't want to explain this whole life business through truth, science. There's so much mystery. There's so much awe."
Jane Goodall"Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right."
Jane Goodall"I've watched a lot of people who became famous who completely change and I think it's because they tend to believe all the hype that's out there. I don't think there's that much hype about me."
Jane Goodall"The part that always shocked me was the inter-community violence among the chimps: the patrols and the vicious attacks on strangers that lead to death. It's an unfortunate parallel to human behavior - they have a dark side just as we do. We have less excuse, because we can deliberate, so I believe only we are capable of true calculated evil."
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