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1. "Since we humans have the better brain, isn't it our responsibility to protect our fellow creatures from, oddly enough, ourselves?"
Which naturalist, artist and author, who spent many years of her life working with animals in Africa, said this?
2. "I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me".
Which famous American born explorer and author made this remark of her success in life?
3. "When we are angry or depressed at our creativity, we have misplaced our power ... Growth is a spiral process, doubling back on itself, reassessing and regrouping".
Julia Margaret Cameron was an English pioneer in which creative field, when she made this profound statement?
4. "Why indeed must "God" be a noun? Why not a verb - the most active and dynamic of all".
Which American philosopher and academic put forward this extremely interesting proposition?
5. "I'm suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons".
Which extremely radical American activist, scholar and author put forward this startling proposal?
6. "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life".
Which inspirational American pioneer in an early field normally led by men, made this quote?
7. "With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on earth you live".
Sylvia Earle was a top American expert in her field of expertise when she made this remark. Which field was that?
8. "I would not have a woman go to Congress merely because she is a woman".
She was an American lawyer, feminist and co-founder of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Who was she?
9. "Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies".
Which brilliant English writer was an expert at delivering such pithy statements as this?
10. "The soul fortunately has an interpreter - often an unconscious, but still a truthful interpreter - in the eye".
This quote is from an English writer who, along with her sisters, gave us several wonderful novels. Who is she?
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