Jane Goodall

It's a strange world where we value a diamond more than a chimpanzee.

I've learned more from watching chimpanzees than from any textbook.

If we don't protect the environment, where will we live? On Mars?

My early days in Gombe were a bit like a real-life Tarzan story, minus the loincloth.

Some people think I'm crazy for spending my life with chimpanzees. I think they're crazy for not.

We're not the only intelligent species on this planet. We just act like it sometimes.

Every individual makes a difference. And you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

I've been called a 'chimp whisperer.' I prefer 'chimp listener.'

The more we understand about the natural world, the more we realize how little we know.

If a chimpanzee can learn to use tools, surely humans can learn to live sustainably.

My office view has always been better than most.

We have to remember that we are part of the natural world, not separate from it.

I've had some of my best conversations without uttering a single word.

The only way to truly understand an animal is to live among them, not just observe them from afar.

It's amazing what you can learn when you just sit and watch.

Humans are the most intelligent species, yet we're destroying our own home. Go figure.

I've always been more comfortable in the jungle than in a boardroom.

We need to move from an anthropocentric view to a biocentric one.

My greatest teachers have been the chimpanzees themselves.

If we lose the chimpanzees, we lose a part of ourselves.