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
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
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
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