Jane Goodall

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Dame Jane Morris Goodall (; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English zoologist, primatologist and anthropologist. She is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, after 60 years' studying the social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees. Goodall first went to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to observe its chimpanzees in 1960.

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The more we learn of the true nature of nonhuman animals, especially those with complex brains and corresponding complex social behavior, the more ethical concerns are raised regarding their use in the service of man — whether this be in entertainment, as "pets," for food, in research laboratories, or any of the other uses to which we subject them.

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Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don't change.

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The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.

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Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved.

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The greatest danger to our future is apathy.

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My mission is to create a world where we can live in harmony with nature.

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Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right.

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