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Daniel Goldin
Space Exploration
My father always was there to help me understand you have to have something in here that guides you. You can't look for guidance over there or over there or over there. And, up until the time I was 25, I never appreciated what my father did for me. We fought. It makes me a little weepy just thinking about this tremendous conflict we had. But he never yielded, and I think that really helped me become a human being -- forget about a scientist -- to understand that my reference clock is in here, and I could do anything I believed I could do. I should do anything that I believe is right to do, and I think he helped me be a better human being.
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Daniel Goldin
Space Exploration
People have got to be given responsibility, clearly defined -- a contract if you will -- and say, "Here. I trust you. Let's sign this contract." People felt you can't do that because it will cause fear. It didn't cause fear. When you give someone a responsibility and authority, they don't mind being accountable. They step up. So, that's the other aspect. We had 85 people signing off on the shuttle before it's launched. If some one thing went wrong, who's responsible? You need that pride of ownership. So, contracts and measurements are absolutely key.
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Jane Goodall
The Great Conservationist
I wouldn't do it if it didn't appear to be having an impact on the people who come to listen to my talks, trying to find time in between to write books, because I love writing books. I love sharing by writing and trying to use the gifts I was given. It's not something you learn how to do, to be able to communicate. Yes, you can get better at it. But I always wanted to write books to share. And then I found that not only could I write books to share, which people wanted to read, but, but I could also give lectures that people wanted to come to, and it made an impact. And if they didn't, I wouldn't do them. I could go back to living in the forest, which is what I love. But how can I go and live in the forest when it's disappearing? And I feel that maybe there's something I can do, by inspiring others to take action so that we create, hopefully, a critical mass of people who think differently.
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