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On April 3, 2014, Jane Goodall turned 80. The iconic blond ponytail has gone gray, but the sparkle of intelligence, sly humor, and fierce dedication still shines from her hazel eyes.

David Quammen

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EyesHumorIntelligenceDedication

Rap has so many possibilities that need to be explored. There are different factions of rap, but some are in a rut. Rap doesn't have to be about boosting egos and grabbing your crotch and dissing women. There's a way to make political and social issues interesting and entertaining to the young rap audience.

Michael Franti

WomenPoliticalInterestingYoung

I can't tell you at DragCon how many families that waited in line to see me. Some of them waited up to five hours, and they had their family there. That's the beauty of this. I remember being that little gay boy in Mesquite that was so afraid of the world, like, 'Am I living right? Am I living wrong?'

Alyssa Edwards

FamilyBeautyMeWorldRememberYou

What keeps me going is a constant sense of disappointment with what I've already done.

Robert Wyatt

DisappointmentMeDoneGoingSense

Whenever I'm terrified of anything, I jump to it.

Lorenza Izzo

JumpAnythingTerrifiedWhenever

I've always been very un-fun. I'm a habit person. I have a very weak version of an addictive personality.

Josh Gondelman

PersonalityHabitPersonWeakAlways

I needed to see if I could have fun in a project again, and 'Riverdale' was a project that ended up looking like a tonne of fun.

Cole Sprouse

FunLookingHave FunProjectSeeUp

I like to collect aprons from different places I go. I first started when I was in Italy because I thought that would be really appropriate. I got a hand-stitched Italian apron from this woman in Sicily who put my name on it, and it said, 'Sicily, Italy.' So now I get one from everywhere I go.

Britt Robertson

WomanThoughtNameGoSaidNow

I enjoy 'Life Aquatic.' I think that one, from a visual standpoint, is just such a fun, visual movie to look at, whether it's the shots of the ship cut down the middle, that set where you can see everyone in each of their rooms doing whatever and moving about - something like that, I could watch that on a loop for an hour.

Wyatt Cenac

LifeEnjoy LifeFunMovingThink

Through that, I got to know Jerry's work, and I am definitely his number-one fan right now, which is interesting because it usually works the other way around: you usually create a project based on your hero.

Sean Hayes

WorkHeroI AmInterestingYouKnow

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Seneca

FuturePresentEnjoyWayPleasures

The Kennedy assassination is one of the ghostliest parts of our history. The Kennedy family - that's our royalty. It's fascinating and tragic and just strikes to the heart of our country. Here's the youngest president ever, full of hope and promise, and he made government service seem like it was dignified.

Richard Belzer

FamilyHopeHeartHistoryService

I don't need anybody to tell me how to be alive.

Klaus Kinski

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