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When I go back to Gombe it's to be in that timeless world where it's soft and where life is entwined and you actually see the pattern of nature. I always feel this great spiritual power which I believe is around.

Jane Goodall

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Jane Goodall
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: April 3
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