Quotes About Understanding

So, let us move forward with faith in ourselves, in our intelligence, in our indomitable spirit. Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion and love.

One of my best days was when I ... offered [chimp David Greybeard] fruit on my outstretched hand, and he turned his head away. I put my hand closer - and he took the fruit, dropped it, and gently squeezed my hand, which is a chimp reassurance gesture ... We communicated perfectly in a language that predates words.

from the moment when, staring into the eyes of a chimpanzee, I saw a thinking, reasoning personality looking back.

Just tell people stories, try and find out who they are, try and find something that links you with them.

Sometimes I [longed to be a chimp]... I just wanted to know... what it felt like in the evening to be making a nest and what it felt like to be a female when a big male comes thundering in.

Our guide was in the background saying, 'This whale has forgiven us. She has forgiven us for who we were and is seeing who we are today.

educate them.

there seems to be a disconnect between our clever brain and our compassionate heart.

I truly believe that a lot of what I perceive as deliberate cruelty is based on ignorance.

You cannot share your life with a dog or a cat and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings.

Are you saying we have to find a way of forgiving the oppressor?" I asked, somewhat suspect of this ability to forgive or have compassion for the oppressor.

guess the depth of our grief is a reminder of the depth of our love.

What exactly do you mean by the human intellect?

we developed this ability to communicate with words.

I think humanity at least has a shared understanding of what justice means.

My hope for the future is that we learn wisdom again.

Yes, I've found that stories reach the heart better than any facts or figures.

those who bother to get under the layers of fat know that not only does there beat a heart of gold, I'm also bloody good fun to be around, providing I'm in the right mood. But nobody really bothers to look for that, nobody really bothers to look beneath the surface appearance.

The first place I go in someone's house is their bookshelves. You can tell exactly who they are.

Love is love, Nell, in whatever form or shape it comes and those of us who have found it must not let anything get in the way.

Shock doesn't hit all at once. I have learned.

If you want to talk about it with someone, then I`m happy to listen, or try and help, but you should only tell me if you want to.

Alanna always says fine, even when Gabby can see the day hasn't been

No, really, it's fine," says the woman, getting up to leave.