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I would never say I was an icon, but so many people have said I am, so I suppose I am. I mean, I can't not be what everyone says I am. But I don't feel like an icon.

Jane Goodall

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Jane Goodall
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: April 3
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Hampstead Village
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I believe the only hope for mankind lies in the hands of our young people.
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A sense of calm came over me. More and more often I found myself thinking, This is where I belong. This is what I came into this world to do.
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The more we spread the word, the further it will go and more it will change!
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If you work hard and be persistent, you will achieve whatever you want to do.
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If harsher laws are put in place, less will dare to break them.
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I always loved animals. And when I was ten, I decided I had to go to Africa and live with animals and write books about them.
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