It was because the chimps are so eye-catching, so like us and teach us so much that my work was recognised worldwide.
Jane GoodallChange happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right.
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 GoodallEmpathy is really important.. Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our full potential.
Jane GoodallFarm animals are far more aware and intelligent than we ever imagined and, despite having been bred as domestic slaves, they are individual beings in their own right. As such, they deserve our respect. And our help. Who will plead for them if we are silent? Thousands of people who say they ‘love’ animals sit down once or twice a day to enjoy the flesh of creatures who have been treated so with little respect and kindness just to make more meat.
Jane Goodall