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Quote by Jane Goodall
I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest,

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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Im always pushing for human responsibility. Given that chimpanzees and many other animals are sentient and sapient, then we should treat them with respect. – Jane Goodall

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respect
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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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Family
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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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No pleasure has any savor for me without communication. – Michel de Montaigne

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When I did it with Johnny, it was almost a telepathic kind of communication. – Edgar Winter

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The fact that we are I dont know how many millions of people, yet communication, complete communication, is completely impossible between two of those people, is to me one of the biggest tragic themes in the world. – Georges Simenon

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Its a difficult undertaking. Ive been married for four years and I see this movie as a cautionary tale about people whove gone deeply out of communication. – Mark Ruffalo

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