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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Im highly political. I spend an awful lot of time in the U.S. trying to influence decision-makers. But I dont feel in tune with British politics. – Jane Goodall

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Words can be said in bitterness and anger, and often there seems to be an element of truth in the nastiness. And words dont go away, they just echo around. – Jane Goodall

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Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you dont believe is right. – Jane Goodall

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I think when someone is injured in your family, you want to speak to the individual and you want to hear their voice and you want to make sure they are OK. – Roger Goodell

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I think with motherhood and child-rearing in general, everyones going to tell you how to do it and why. Ive always said to other mothers and women when theyve asked me, that you have to find your own way and find out what works for your family, at all costs. – Brooke Burke

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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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Where would you be without friends? The people to pick you up when you need lifting? We come from homes far from perfect, so you end up almost parent and sibling to your friends – your own chosen family. Theres nothing like a really loyal, dependable, good friend. Nothing. – Jennifer Aniston

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