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

Other quotes by Jane Goodall

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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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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A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living. – Charles R. Swindoll

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I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard. – Trevor Dunn

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Family is conflict and its something that we all relate to. – Bill Cosby

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Diabetes affects my family. One of my kids is affected by it. – John Ratzenberger

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The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals. – Henry David Thoreau

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Fear can be headier than whiskey, once man has acquired a taste for it. – Donald Dowes

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We dont change what we are, we change what we think what we are. – Eric Butterworth

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The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory. – Blaise Pascal

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