Best Wangari Maathai Quotes
- The women of the Green Belt Movement have learned about the causes and the symptoms of environmental degradation. They have begun to appreciate that they,… Appreciate
- You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people… Able
- Passion begins with a burden and a split-second moment, when you understand something like never before. That burden is on those who know. Those who… Action
- When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope. Climate
- We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk! All
- That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree. Always Plant
- Why has there been so much secrecy about AIDS? When you ask where did the virus come from, it raises a lot of flags. That… Aids
- We do the right thing not to please people but because it's the only logically reasonable thing to do, as long as we are being… Honest
- Disempowerment - whether defined in terms of a lack of self-confidence , apathy, fear, or an inability to take charge of one's own life -… Africa
- Culture defines who we are and how we see ourselves. A new attitude toward nature provides space for a new attitude toward culture and the… Attitude
- No matter who or where we are, or what our capabilities, we are called to do the best we can. Best
- If you make mistakes that is alright because we all make mistakes and we learn from those mistakes. You gain confidence from learning, failing and… All
- We can love ourselves by loving the earth. Earth
- We think that diamonds are very important, gold is very important, all these minerals are very important. We call them precious minerals, but they are… All
- 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… All
- I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I… Call
- All of us have a God in us, and that God is the spirit that unites all life, everything that is on this planet. All
- 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… African
- But when you have bad governance, of course, these resources are destroyed: The forests are deforested, there is illegal logging, there is soil erosion. I… Bad
- 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. Dig
- It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees. Citizens
- In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human… Conflict
- I know there is pain when sawmills close and people lose jobs, but we have to make a choice. We need water and we need… Choice
- It was easy to persecute me without people feeling ashamed. It was easy to vilify me and project me as a woman who was not… Acceptable
- We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible. Affection
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