I believe sharing stories and experiences is the best way to teach people to empathize!
Jane GoodallChimps act the way they feel unless they are afraid of reprisal if they do so. But that doesn't apply to humans.
Jane GoodallWe have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.
Jane GoodallI believe that the tragedy [like terror attack] that's caused so much grief and suffering to so many thousands and thousands of people has also served as a call to action, because many people now are re-examining their own value systems, and the churches, temples, mosques and cathedrals are packed to overflowing for the first time in years.
Jane GoodallWe have language and they do not. Chimps communicate by embracing, patting, looking - all these things. And they have lots of sounds. But they cannot sit and discuss. They cannot teach about things that are not present, as far as we know.
Jane GoodallJust think of the trust that often exists in soldiers. Within their own unit, you could say they have to trust each other. A spirit of camaraderie builds up and, in the end, they will risk their lives for each other. They may even go so far as to dehumanise the other, enemy group - a mechanism you can also observe in chimps.
Jane Goodall