What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
In plain words
You change the world either way. You get to pick how.
Where these words come from
- 82% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet (2021, with Douglas Abrams)
- 2021
More from Jane Goodall
See allEvery individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.
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Jane GoodallI wanted to talk to the animals like Dr. Dolittle.Jane GoodallYou do it wrong. You make a mistake but you don’t give up. You try again and you learn patience.Jane GoodallIf you have empathy with your subject, then you begin to ask how you might behave in their situation.Jane GoodallSharing these stories of people and nature, should fill people with hope because we can do it if we will.Jane GoodallMake the world better for the children that are coming after us and help them to make the world better for themselves.Jane GoodallMore on kindness
Treat all men alike. Give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow.
Chief JosephNo one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else.
Charles DickensThere is only one enduring happiness in life — to live for others.
Leo TolstoyAmong individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace.
Benito JuárezAs to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm.
HippocratesThe quality of mercy is not strain'd, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.
William Shakespeare
Chief JosephNo one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else.Charles DickensThere is only one enduring happiness in life — to live for others.Leo TolstoyAmong individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace.Benito JuárezAs to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm.HippocratesThe quality of mercy is not strain'd, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.William Shakespeare