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Wangari Maathai Quotes

There are opportunities even in the most difficult moments Picture Quote #1

We can love ourselves by loving the earth Picture Quote #1

We all share one planet and are one hummanity, there is no escaping this reality Picture Quote #1

When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope Picture Quote #1

You can educate people on how to preempt their own conflict Picture Quote #1

We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment Picture Quote #1

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You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself. That values itself. That understands itself Picture Quote #1

Culture is coded wisdom Picture Quote #1

Unfortunately, the issues of climate change, unlike many other issues, are very subtle because the changes we observe are very, very subtle Picture Quote #1

African women in general need to know that it’s OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence Picture Quote #1

As long as we have all these conflicts, it is the women who will continue to suffer, so that is one reason why I guess as women we should really work for peace, because we know how painful wars can be to us and our daughters Picture Quote #1

I definitely hope to relax when I get back hope. I will disappear into the forest and be rejuvenated by the beauty of the mountains Picture Quote #1

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What is really important is to educate people how to protect themselves and how to ensure that, despite their poverty, they can get tested and access drugs. So I just hope that those who can will make those drugs available Picture Quote #1

Resources on the planet are limited, and limited resources can come to an end. But there are also a lot of resources that are renewable. A lot of land, for example, can be reclaimed from the encroaching deserts Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I feel frustration at the bureaucracy for not moving fast enough to deliver in the way that I would prefer. But that is probably because I have worked for many years in the civil society, which tends to move much faster than government Picture Quote #1

I think that for anybody who has worked in the civil society, government bureaucracy moves very very slowly Picture Quote #1

Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve Picture Quote #1

We have a responsibility to protect the rights of generations, of all species, that cannot speak for themselves today. The global challenge of climate change requires that we ask no less of our leaders, or ourselves Picture Quote #1

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The essential role of the environment is still marginal in discussions about poverty. While we continue to debate these initiatives, environmental degradation, including the loss of biodiversity and topsoil, accelerates, causing development efforts to falter Picture Quote #1

Every one of us can make a contribution. And quite often we are looking for the big things and forget that, wherever we are, we can make a contribution. Sometimes I tell myself, I may only be planting a tree here, but just imagine what’s happening if there are billions of people out there doing something. Just imagine the power of what we can do Picture Quote #1

In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now Picture Quote #1

Education, if it means anything, should not take people away from the land, but instill in them even more respect for it, because educated people are in a position to understand what is being lost. The future of the planet concerns all of us, and all of us should do what we can to protect it. As I told the foresters, and the women, you don’t need a diploma to plant a tree Picture Quote #1

I’m very conscious of the fact that you can’t do it alone. It’s teamwork. When you do it alone you run the risk that when you are no longer there nobody else will do it Picture Quote #1

Human rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and then you protect Picture Quote #1

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Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking Picture Quote #1

As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will remain more important than service Picture Quote #1

When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to meet their needs, there was nothing beyond that. I did not see all the issues that I have to come to deal with Picture Quote #1

We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all Picture Quote #1

We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible Picture Quote #1

There’s a general culture in this country to cut all the trees. It makes me so angry because everyone is cutting and no one is planting Picture Quote #1

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There are opportunities even in the most difficult moments (Wangari Maathai Quotes) We can love ourselves by loving the earth (Wangari Maathai Quotes) We all share one planet and are one hummanity, there is no escaping this reality (Wangari Maathai Quotes) When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope (Wangari Maathai Quotes) You can educate people on how to preempt their own conflict (Wangari Maathai Quotes) We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment (Wangari Maathai Quotes) You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself. That values itself. That understands itself (Wangari Maathai Quotes) Culture is coded wisdom (Wangari Maathai Quotes) Unfortunately, the issues of climate change, unlike many other issues, are very subtle because the changes we observe are very, very subtle (Wangari Maathai Quotes) African women in general need to know that it’s OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence (Wangari Maathai Quotes) As long as we have all these conflicts, it is the women who will continue to suffer, so that is one reason why I guess as women we should really work for peace, because we know how painful wars can be to us and our daughters (Wangari Maathai Quotes) I definitely hope to relax when I get back hope. I will disappear into the forest and be rejuvenated by the beauty of the mountains (Wangari Maathai Quotes) What is really important is to educate people how to protect themselves and how to ensure that, despite their poverty, they can get tested and access drugs. So I just hope that those who can will make those drugs available (Wangari Maathai Quotes) Resources on the planet are limited, and limited resources can come to an end. But there are also a lot of resources that are renewable. A lot of land, for example, can be reclaimed from the encroaching deserts (Wangari Maathai Quotes) Sometimes I feel frustration at the bureaucracy for not moving fast enough to deliver in the way that I would prefer. But that is probably because I have worked for many years in the civil society, which tends to move much faster than government (Wangari Maathai Quotes) I think that for anybody who has worked in the civil society, government bureaucracy moves very very slowly (Wangari Maathai Quotes) Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve (Wangari Maathai Quotes) We have a responsibility to protect the rights of generations, of all species, that cannot speak for themselves today. The global challenge of climate change requires that we ask no less of our leaders, or ourselves (Wangari Maathai Quotes) The essential role of the environment is still marginal in discussions about poverty. While we continue to debate these initiatives, environmental degradation, including the loss of biodiversity and topsoil, accelerates, causing development efforts to falter (Wangari Maathai Quotes) Every one of us can make a contribution. And quite often we are looking for the big things and forget that, wherever we are, we can make a contribution. Sometimes I tell myself, I may only be planting a tree here, but just imagine what’s happening if there are billions of people out there doing something. Just imagine the power of what we can do (Wangari Maathai Quotes) In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now (Wangari Maathai Quotes) Education, if it means anything, should not take people away from the land, but instill in them even more respect for it, because educated people are in a position to understand what is being lost. The future of the planet concerns all of us, and all of us should do what we can to protect it. As I told the foresters, and the women, you don’t need a diploma to plant a tree (Wangari Maathai Quotes) I’m very conscious of the fact that you can’t do it alone. It’s teamwork. When you do it alone you run the risk that when you are no longer there nobody else will do it (Wangari Maathai Quotes) Human rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and then you protect (Wangari Maathai Quotes) Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking (Wangari Maathai Quotes) As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will remain more important than service (Wangari Maathai Quotes) When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to meet their needs, there was nothing beyond that. I did not see all the issues that I have to come to deal with (Wangari Maathai Quotes) We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all (Wangari Maathai Quotes) We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible (Wangari Maathai Quotes) There’s a general culture in this country to cut all the trees. It makes me so angry because everyone is cutting and no one is planting (Wangari Maathai Quotes)

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