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“educate them.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“Many people understand the dire state of the planet—but do nothing about it because they feel helpless and hopeless.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“Second, we must reduce the unsustainable lifestyles of the affluent. Let’s face it, so many people have way more stuff than they need—or even want. “Third, we must eliminate corruption, for without good governance and honest leadership, we cannot work together to solve our enormous social and environmental challenges. “And finally, we must face up to the problems caused by growing populations of humans and their livestock. There are over seven billion of us today, and already, in many places, we have used up nature’s finite natural resources faster than nature can replenish them. And by 2050 there will apparently be closer to ten billion of us. If we carry on with business as usual, that spells the end of life on Earth as we know it.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“By destroying habitats we force animals into closer contact with people, thus creating situations for pathogens to form new human diseases... animals are hunted, killed, and eaten. They or their body parts are trafficked--along with their pathogens--around the world.”
― Jane Goodall

“HIV-1 and HIV-2 originated from chimpanzees sold for bushmeat in wildlife markets in Central Africa. Ebola possibly started from eating gorilla meat.”
― Jane Goodall

“The forces raging around us—greed, corruption, hatred, blind prejudice—are ones we might be foolish to think we can overcome. It’s understandable”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“How addressing human injustices like poverty and gender oppression makes us better able to create hope for people and the environment. Our”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“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”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet

“He had said that forgiveness is how we unchain ourselves from the past. We”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“He had instigated a detailed study of the limb bones and locomotor patterns of a number of modern antelopes; the functions of varying bone structures of their legs could then be ascertained. Then, from the structure of fossil antelope bones reconstructed their movements.”
― Jane Goodall, Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey

“The development of these plantations thus went hand in hand with the expansion of the colonies—particularly those of Britain, France, Holland, Spain, and Portugal—in tropical and subtropical countries, including those in the Caribbean and the Americas.”
― Jane Goodall, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants

“we developed this ability to communicate with words.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“During the various lockdown periods around the world, when there was less traffic and many industries were halted, fossil fuel emissions decreased significantly. Some people from the big cities had the luxury, perhaps for the first time, of breathing clear air and seeing the stars shine brightly in the night sky. Many people shared their delight in being able to hear the song of birds as the noise level decreased.”
― Jane Goodall

“Welwitschia mirabilis.”
― Jane Goodall, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants

“Jane chuckled. “They certainly have the will to live, as described by that great humanitarian doctor Albert Schweitzer. The will that causes them to struggle to recover from sickness and injury and other challenges like so many animals—so long as they are psychologically healthy. Animals, like us, can feel helpless and hopeless; and in this state of despair they may give up when challenged by illness, injury, or some traumatic event—like being captured, for example. Some infant chimps survive horrific situations, while others may give up and die even when their situation is far less awful.”
― Jane Goodall

“When we face adversity, it is hope that gives us the confidence to rally our indomitable spirit to overcome it.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“Actually, it’s a survival trait,” she finally concluded. “That’s what it is. It is a human survival trait and without it we perish.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“Without meaning, life is empty and day will follow day, month will follow month,”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“One of the most powerful voices speaking out against the overexploitation, or even theft, of indigenous wisdom by Western corporations is the philosopher and environmental activist Dr. Vandana Shiva. Of particular concern for her is the patenting of products derived from an indigenous plant. She sees this as a new sort of colonialism: “In the old way they took over the land—now they are taking over life.”
― Jane Goodall, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants

“hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“A life lived in the service of humanity, a love of and respect for all living things - those attributes are the essence of saintlike behavior.”
― Jane Goodall, Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey New edition by Goodall, Jane, Berman, Phillip (2000) Paperback

“(Bulbophyllum echinolabium), which, until recently, was threatened by both overcollection and logging.”
― Jane Goodall, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants

“nature-versus-nurture controversy.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“Our guide was in the background saying, ‘This whale has forgiven us. She has forgiven us for who we were and is seeing who we are today.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“Later Rick was interviewed. ‘You must have known it was dangerous—why did you do it?’ he was asked. ‘Well, you see, I happened to look into his eyes, and it was like looking into the eyes of a man,’ he said. ‘And the message was, “Won’t anybody help me?” That same look in the eyes of the vulnerable and oppressed people that has appealed to human altruism led to so many heroic acts.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“a great deal of our onslaught on Mother Nature is not really lack of intelligence but a lack of compassion for future generations and the health of the planet:”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“Hugo van Lawick, the Dutch filmmaker who recorded Jane’s discoveries, ultimately became her first husband.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times

“I am so glad TV had not been invented then—it meant I had to, and most certainly did, exercise and develop my powers of imagination.”
― Jane Goodall, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants

“palm oil, not only for inclusion in many food products but also for biofuel. Because palm oil is considered a “clean” alternative to petroleum, the demand for it is growing in the United States and Europe.”
― Jane Goodall, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants

“First—we must alleviate poverty.”
― Jane Goodall, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times