Word: jg
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...JG: I think basically that we can’t live through a day without making an impact, that we should spend a bit of time thinking about the consequences of the choices we make each day and realize that if they’re multiplied a billion times you start to see the kind of change that we must have if we care about the world for our future. There’s no point in me trying to kill myself to try to save chimps or forests, or for anybody trying to save anything, if the same...
...JG: You really have to start with yourself and then whether or not you reach out to others really depends on whether or not you’re the right person to do it. Some people are really good at arguing, and that doesn’t really change peoples opinions. But if you can get into their hearts, that’s what’s so important. Make people think about this question: if we’re the most intellectual animals that have ever walked on this planet, which we are, why are we destroying our only...
...JG: I’m hopeful for the future because our Roots & Shoots program is now in 120 countries. So everywhere I go there are all these energetic, enthusiastic and inspired young people showing me, telling me what they’ve done, what they’re going to do to make the world better for people, for animals, for the environment...
...JG: Hopefully, we’re going to build an endowment and this endowment will enable us to absolutely ensure the future of the Gombe research. It will provide security for our sanctuaries for orphaned chimpanzees whose mothers have been shot for bush meat. And it will allow the Roots & Shoots program to get a firmer foundation...
...JG: That’s in the hands of the good Lord, but—provided I maintain my health and my energy—I will continue to try to reach into some of these places where we haven’t yet reached. Fortunately there are all these amazing, talented, and inspired young people. Hopefully, I can start something and it will grow from that little seed...