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It may sound trite, but young people really are the future.

Jane Goodall

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Jane Goodall
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: April 3
Anthropologist
Environmentalist
Ethologist
Primatologist
University Teacher
Writer
Hampstead Village
Dame Jane Morris Goodall
Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall
Dame Jane Goodall
Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall
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Words can be said in bitterness and anger, and often there seems to be an element of truth in the nastiness. And words don't go away, they just echo around.
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From my perspective, I absolutely believe in a greater spiritual power, far greater than I am, from which I have derived strength in moments of sadness or fear. That's what I believe, and it was very, very strong in the forest.
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If harsher laws are put in place, less will dare to break them.
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There is a lot of corruption all over the world and not only when it comes to illegal wildlife trade! There are a few ways to ensure this stops: If there are no customers, there will be no trade.
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Children can change the world.
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Animals are as deserving of a place on this planet as we are, and the difference between us is that humans have a voice they can use to help the animal cause, and it is up to all of us to use it to make a positive difference!
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We, as humans, have actually developed a sense of social responsibility. We have gone beyond our basic instincts.
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The more we spread the word, the further it will go and more it will change!
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Well, in some ways we're not successful at all. We're destroying our home. That's not a bit successful.
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Even chimps understand the concept - if a troop of chimps enters a fruit tree, they will only pick the fruits that are ripe and leave the others growing. That is sustainability.
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We could change the world tomorrow if all the millions of people around the world acted the way they believe.
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I am obstinate and I will not give in.
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It's up to us to save the world for tomorrow: it's up to you and me.
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In a very unscientific statement, I feel that there's been a disconnect between this clever brain and the heart.
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