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> [Education of course is a very empowering experience, so many people who went to school also managed to improve their quality of life much faster because they could get a job, they could get money, and with money you could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/education-of-course-is-a-very-empowering-experience-so-many-people/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

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## More by Wangari Maathai

> [For us who are now in power, we need to be challenged to serve the people and ignore our own egos and personal interests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/for-us-who-are-now-in-power-we-need-to-be-challenged-to-serve-the/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/we-cannot-tire-or-give-up-we-owe-it-to-the-present-and-future/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [What I am trying to say is that they need to learn to rely on themselves and to learn from other people, and when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/what-i-am-trying-to-say-is-that-they-need-to-learn-to-rely-on/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will remain more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/as-long-as-there-is-no-trust-and-confidence-that-there-will-be/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [If Africa is left behind, she is going to continue pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, especially carbon. She's going to continue logging the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/if-africa-is-left-behind-she-is-going-to-continue-pumping-greenhouse/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/that-s-the-way-i-do-things-when-i-want-to-celebrate-i-always-plant-a/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [I think that for anybody who has worked in the civil society, government bureaucracy moves very very slowly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/i-think-that-for-anybody-who-has-worked-in-the-civil-society/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [I have seen a lot of men, for example, who will make a will and include their daughters whether they are married or not.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/i-have-seen-a-lot-of-men-for-example-who-will-make-a-will-and-include/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [I was particularly talking with respect to aid, because that to me is one area that can make people so dependent, and unfortunately, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/i-was-particularly-talking-with-respect-to-aid-because-that-to-me-is/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/african-women-in-general-need-to-know-that-it-s-ok-for-them-to-be-the/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [As a scientist I cannot say we don't want to hear anything about GMOs, because these are advances in science. But I think its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/as-a-scientist-i-cannot-say-we-don-t-want-to-hear-anything-about-gmos/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/when-i-first-started-it-was-really-an-innocent-response-to-the-needs/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [Monsanto will not come empty-handed. Monsanto will come with a big bag of money. And because these governments are poor, when they are shown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/monsanto-will-not-come-empty-handed-monsanto-will-come-with-a-big-bag/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [Why has there been so much secrecy about AIDS? When you ask where did the virus come from, it raises a lot of flags.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/why-has-there-been-so-much-secrecy-about-aids-when-you-ask-where-did/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

> [I stand before you and the world humbled by this recognition and uplifted by the honour of being the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/i-stand-before-you-and-the-world-humbled-by-this-recognition-and/)

[Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/)

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