"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."
"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."
Source: Then & Now: Jane Goodall. CNN Interview, edition.cnn.com. June 19, 2005.
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Jane Goodall
Primatologist, Ethologist, Anthropologist
Jane Goodall is a primatologist and conservationist known for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees and her advocacy for environmental protection.
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