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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But does that mean that war and violence are inevitable? I would argue not because we have also evolved this amazingly sophisticated intellect, and we are capable of controlling our innate behavior a lot of the time. – Jane Goodall

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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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I wanted the players to feel like they were part of a family, to be conscious of that controlled togetherness as they made that slow entrance onto the field. It had a great psychological effect on the opposing team, too. Theyd never seen anything like it. – Hayden Fry

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When you have a family, or even when youre just seeing a girl, its difficult to be skint. – Bill Nighy

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With all my fans I got a family again. – Tupac Shakur

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By the time I was 30, nobody would work with me. I was friendless, I was hopeless, I was suicidal, lost my family – I mean, it was bad. Bottomed out, didnt know what I was going to do. I actually thought I was going to be a chef – go to work in a kitchen someplace. – Glenn Beck

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Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him. – Robert McNamara

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Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment. – Novalis

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