Quote by Jane Goodall
My family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dre

My family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa, even though everyone else did because we didnt have any money, because Africa was the dark continent, and because I was a girl. – Jane Goodall

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Women tend to be more intuitive, or to admit to being intuitive, and maybe the hard science approach isnt so attractive. The way that science is taught is very cold. I would never have become a scientist if I had been taught like that. – Jane Goodall

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Science
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When I began in 1960, individuality wasnt an accepted thing to look for it was about species-specific behaviour. But animal behaviour is not hard science. Theres room for intuition. – Jane Goodall

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Science
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I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest, teaching and writing. But in 86 I went to a conference and realised the chimpanzees were disappearing. I had worldwide recognition and a gift of communication. I had to use them. – Jane Goodall

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communication
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I grew up in a very old-fashioned Roman Catholic, Italian-Irish family in Philly. – Bradley Cooper

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My family moved a lot as a kid. We started in Colorado, where I lived for five years. We moved to Chicago for two years, to San Francisco for one year, Connecticut for seven, Oregon for a couple years, and then I went to school. – Gus Van Sant

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Im a strong person, Im a strong family man, Im a strong husband and a strong father. – David Beckham

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I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other. – Jet Li

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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply. – Nancy Pelosi

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