When I began in 1960, individuality wasnt an accepted thing to look for it was about species-specific behaviour. But animal behaviour is not hard science. Theres room for intuition. – Jane Goodall
Women tend to be more intuitive, or to admit to being intuitive, and maybe the hard science approach isnt so attractive. The way that science is taught is very cold. I would never have become a scientist if I had been taught like that. – Jane Goodall
Im always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect. – Jane Goodall
Im highly political. I spend an awful lot of time in the U.S. trying to influence decision-makers. But I dont feel in tune with British politics. – Jane Goodall
My family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa, even though everyone else did because we didnt have any money, because Africa was the dark continent, and because I was a girl. – Jane Goodall
I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest, teaching and writing. But in 86 I went to a conference and realised the chimpanzees were disappearing. I had worldwide recognition and a gift of communication. I had to use them. – Jane Goodall
Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you dont believe is right. – Jane Goodall
Words can be said in bitterness and anger, and often there seems to be an element of truth in the nastiness. And words dont go away, they just echo around. – Jane Goodall
But does that mean that war and violence are inevitable? I would argue not because we have also evolved this amazingly sophisticated intellect, and we are capable of controlling our innate behavior a lot of the time. – Jane Goodall
War had always seemed to me to be a purely human behavior. Accounts of warlike behavior date back to the very first written records of human history it seemed to be an almost universal characteristic of human groups. – Jane Goodall
