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Jane Goodall
(3 Apr 1934 - )
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Science Quotes by Jane Goodall (13 quotes)
[T]he explosive development of our intellect, … I personally think was at least partly triggered by the fact we developed this way of talking with words. … We can bring people from different disciplines together to discuss a problem. That’s because of words. We now have developed a moral code with our words. And we know perfectly well what we should and shouldn’t do.
— Jane Goodall
Question: If chimps are so much like us, why are they endangered while humans dominate the globe?
Goodall: Well, in some ways we're not successful at all. We're destroying our home. That's not a bit successful.
Goodall: Well, in some ways we're not successful at all. We're destroying our home. That's not a bit successful.
— Jane Goodall
Farm animals feel pleasure and sadness, excitement and resentment, depression, fear, and pain. They are far more aware and intelligent than we ever imagined … They are individuals in their own right.
— Jane Goodall
I don't care two hoots about civilization. I want to wander in the wild.
— Jane Goodall
I feel a desperation to make people see what we are doing to the environment, what a mess we are making of our world. At this point, the more people I reach, the more I accomplish. … I miss Gombe and my wonderful years in the forest But if I were to go back to that, I wouldn’t feel I was doing what I should be doing.
— Jane Goodall
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
In many ways the performances of Donald Trump remind me of male chimpanzees and their dominance rituals. In order to impress rivals, males seeking to rise in the dominance hierarchy perform spectacular displays: stamping, slapping the ground, dragging branches, throwing rocks. The more vigorous and imaginative the display, the faster the individual is likely to rise in the hierarchy, and the longer he is likely to maintain that position.
— Jane Goodall
Many scientists have spent years collecting information about the effect of human actions on the climate. There’s no question that the climate is changing, I’ve seen it all over the world. And the fact that people can deny that humans have influenced this change in climate is quite frankly absurd.
— Jane Goodall
Meat-eating has not, to my knowledge, been recorded from other parts of the chimpanzee’s range in Africa, although if it is assumed that human infants are in fact taken for food, the report that five babies were carried off in West Africa suggests that carnivorous behavior may be widespread.
— Jane Goodall
Some humans are mathematicians—others aren’t.
— Jane Goodall
The Gombe Stream chimpanzees … in their ability to modify a twig or stick to make it suitable for a definite purpose, provide the first examples of free-ranging nonhuman primates actually making very crude tools.
— Jane Goodall
To me, cruelty is the worst of human sins. Once we accept that a living creature has feelings and suffers pain, then by knowingly and deliberately inflicting suffering on that creature, we are guilty, whether it be human or animal.
— Jane Goodall
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
— Jane Goodall
Quotes by others about Jane Goodall (2)
In her book My Life With the Chimpanzees, Goodall told the story of “Mike,” a chimp who maintained his dominance by kicking a series of kerosene cans ahead of him as he moved down a road, creating confusion and noise that made his rivals flee and cower. She told me she would be thinking of Mike as she watched [Donald Trump in] the upcoming debates.
I feel like Leakey handing it off to Jane Goodall.
See also:
- 3 Apr - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Goodall's birth.
- Video: What Separates Us From Chimpanzees? - Jane Goodall talk (2007, 29 min).
- Jane Goodall - context of quote I want to wander in the wild - Medium image (500 x 350 px)
- Jane Goodall - context of quote I want to wander in the wild - Large image (800 x 600 px)
- Jane Goodall - context of quote Some humans are mathematicians - Medium image (500 x 350 px)
- Jane Goodall - context of quote Some humans are mathematicians - Large image (800 x 600 px)
- Jane Goodall - context of quote Cruelty is the worst of human sins - Medium image (500 x 350 px)
- Jane Goodall - context of quote Cruelty is the worst of human sins - Large image (800 x 600 px)
- My Life With the Chimpanzees, by Jane Goodall. - book suggestion.