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My Life with the Chimpanzees QUOTES

My Life with the Chimpanzees QUOTES

1 " That is our hope. Because if we all start listening and helping, then surely, together, we can make the world a better place for all living things. Can’t we? "

― Jane Goodall , My Life with the Chimpanzees

2 " Consider the farmer who sprays his fields with insecticide to kill the bugs that are damaging his crops. He kills thousands of harmless insects as well, including some that actually do good, such as bees that pollinate the flowers and give us honey. Creatures that feed on insects, especially birds, also get sick and die. In the end, because the poisonous chemicals get widely distributed, humans may become sick, too. "

― Jane Goodall , My Life with the Chimpanzees

3 " Let us learn to live in harmony with each other—between the people of different nations, cultures, and religions, and between us and Mother Earth. We're trying to grow a family of young people who move out into the world with shared values, who understand that although we may look different, although we may have different-colored skin, have different cultures, or wear different clothes—if we're sad, we cry, and the tears are the same. If we're happy, we laugh, and the laughter is the same. And within each of us, wherever we are, beats the same human heart. "

― Jane Goodall , My Life with the Chimpanzees

4 " Understanding what chimpanzees are like has made me realize that we humans are not so different from other animals as we used to think. What makes us most different is that we are far more clever than even the cleverest chimp, and we have words. We have a spoken language. We can tell stories about what happened a week or a year or a decade ago. We can plan for the future, and we can discuss things - one person's idea can grow and change as other people contribute their ideas. Great ideas become greater, problems are solved. "

― Jane Goodall , My Life with the Chimpanzees

5 " Grub and Derek sitting on the veranda of the house in Dar es Salaam. Derek was a nationalized Tanzanian. He knew Swahili as well as he knew English. And he was liked and respected by almost all Tanzanians, including the Kigoma officials and my own field staff. He helped me to build up a new research center, where almost all the observations were made by the Tanzanian field staff. The "

― Jane Goodall , My Life with the Chimpanzees

6 " I watched a TV show where the scientist proudly showed how he could kill little mice by making a certain kind of loud noise. "

― Jane Goodall , My Life with the Chimpanzees