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14 Inspirational Jane Goodall Quotes That Will Motivate You To Do Good

We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion. 
Kirsten Corley
August 26, 2016
“Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved.”
— Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall: 40 Years At Gombe
Tagged: Jane Goodall Quotes, saving, Loving, Doing
“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
— Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Quotes
Tagged: Jane Goodall Quotes, Make A Difference, Change Your Life
“We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place--or not to bother.”
— Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Quotes
Tagged: difference, Change, Life
“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 Quotes
Tagged: impact, Changing, difference
“The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.”
— Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Quotes
Tagged: Speak Now, Cause, Doing Good
“Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right.”
— Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Quotes
Tagged: Change, Good, Doing Right
“We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.”
— Jane Goodall, Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating
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“It is these undeniable qualities of human love and compassion and self-sacrifice that give me hope for the future. We are, indeed, often cruel and evil. Nobody can deny this. We gang up on each one another, we torture each other, with words as well as deeds, we fight, we kill. But we are also capable of the most noble, generous, and heroic behavior.”
— Jane Goodall, Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey
Tagged: Human Condition, Compassion, Good, Doing Right
“Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other.”
— Jane Goodall, Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey
Tagged: Journey, Doing Good, Doing Right
“People said, "Jane, forget about this nonsense with Africa. Dream about things you can achieve.”
— Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Quotes
Tagged: Dreams, Chasing, Doing Good
“We still have a long way to go. But we are moving in the right direction. If only we can overcome cruelty, to human and animal, with love and compassion we shall stand at the threshold of a new era in human moral and spiritual evolution—and realize, at last, our most unique quality: humanity.”
— Jane Goodall, Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey
Tagged: Human Condition, kindness, Love, Doing Right
“Without patience I could never have succeeded.”
— Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Quotes
Tagged: Patience, Success, kindness
“There is a powerful force unleashed when young people resolve to make a change.”
— Jane Goodall, Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey
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“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
Tagged: Hope, Living, Better Place
“Cruelty is a terrible thing. I believe it is the worst human sin.”
— Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Quotes
Tagged: Human Sin, cruel, Right And Wrong