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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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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Change
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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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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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Make space in your life for the things that matter, for family and friends, love and generosity, fun and joy. Without this, you will burn out in mid-career and wonder where your life went. – Jonathan Sacks

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I dont hide my feelings, but when it comes to illness, I guess I dont panic. My father was the same way. Im the provider for the family and the caretaker. If I panic, who is anybody going to run to? – Curt Schilling

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I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden. – Jessica Lange

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The U.K. needs a system for family migration underpinned by three simple principles. One: that those who come here should do so on the basis of a genuine relationship. Two: that migrants should be able to pay their way. And three: that they are able to integrate into British society. – Theresa May

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Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. – Buddha

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Probably all the attention to poetry results in some value, though the attention is more often directed to lesser than to greater values. – A. R. Ammons

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And I, I took the road less traveled by. I was using a GPS system. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man. – Norman Cousins

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