I Believe That We Have

The Person Who Has The Most Influence On Me Is My Mother. Think Of Life As A Flight Where We Fly Higher And Higher. If I Were A Bird That Needs Feathers To Fly Higher, I Would Regard My Mother As My Strongest Feather.

But Let Us Not Forget That Human Love And Compassion Are Equally Deeply Rooted In Our Primate Heritage, And In This Sphere Too Our Sensibilities Are Of A Higher Order Of Magnitude Than Those Of Chimpanzees.

I Cannot Remember A Time When I Did Not Want To Go To Africa To Study Animals.

Especially Now When Views Are Becoming More Polarized, We Must Work To Understand Each Other Across Political, Religious And National Boundaries.

People Say To Me So Often, 'jane How Can You Be So Peaceful When Everywhere Around You People Want Books Signed, People Are Asking These Questions And Yet You Seem Peaceful,' And I Always Answer That It Is The Peace Of The Forest That I Carry Inside.