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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…

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We all share one planet and are one hummanity, there is no escaping this reality.
It gradually became clear that the Green Belt Movement's work with communities to repair the degraded environment could not be done effectively…
The essential role of the environment is still marginal in discussions about poverty. While we continue to debate these initiatives, environmental degradation,…
We have a responsibility to protect the rights of generations, of all species, that cannot speak for themselves today. The global challenge…
People need open space. People need to bring their children into an area where they can play without restriction." And I was…
You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree, give it…
As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will…
Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survives. You have to nurture it, you have to…
It is wonderful when you don't have the fear, and a lot of the time I don't ... I focus on what…
Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the…
Using trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition. For example, the elders of the Kikuyu…
Every person who has ever achieved anything has been knocked down many times. But all of them picked themselves up and kept…

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If a mathematician wishes to disparage the work of one of his colleagues, say, A, the most effective method he finds for… — Alfred Tarski
We must ask where we are and whither we are tending. — Abraham Lincoln
There is seemingly so little love shared in this world, it is not surprising that we ask, "Where have all the lovers… — Leo Buscaglia
To ask "Where in your brain is intelligence?" is like asking "Where is the voice in the radio?" — Howard Gardner
I've always been intrigued with the variety of answers this generation will give their children who ask, "Where did I come from,… — Erma Bombeck
We cannot separate our lives from the Eucharist; the moment we do, something breaks. People ask, 'Where do the sisters get the… — Mother Teresa
All of my favourite actors are American and I grew up watching American movies. It's weird I used to do a New… — Robert Pattinson
I have faith that if we caught hold of God's living candle on that truth and went out into the world-I don't… — Truman G. Madsen
To them that ask: Where hast thou seen the Gods, or how knowest thou certainly that there be Gods, that thou art… — Marcus Aurelius
In the 80s, in the cover band I was in, we'd slip in original material. If you didn't say anything about it,… — Andy Wilkinson
I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don't try to make me into something I'm not. If you want someone to tiptoe… — Barbara Stanwyck
If I give you a good wine, you will see how it tastes and after you ask where it comes from. — Arsene Wenger

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