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Wangari Maathai has 79 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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We all share one planet and are one hummanity, there is no escaping this reality.
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It gradually became clear that the Green Belt Movement's work with communities to repair the degraded environment could not be done effectively…
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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,…
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We have a responsibility to protect the rights of generations, of all species, that cannot speak for themselves today. The global challenge…
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People need open space. People need to bring their children into an area where they can play without restriction." And I was…
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You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree, give it…
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As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will…
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Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survives. You have to nurture it, you have to…
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It is wonderful when you don't have the fear, and a lot of the time I don't ... I focus on what…
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Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the…
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Using trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition. For example, the elders of the Kikuyu…
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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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Show me an elitist, and I'll show you a loser.
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I'm straightforward with my kids, I take my kids out and I bring my daughter to dance lessons. I'm teaching my son…
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And that brings us to tonight's word: Truthiness. Now I'm sure some of the word-police, the 'wordanistas' over at Websters, are gonna…
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Now that they've finished reading the Constitution out loud, the Teabaggers must call out that group of elitist liberals whose values are…
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You cannot live your life in the elitist world of fashion and not step out or you're disconnected. You have to realize…
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Many outsiders see the art world as elitist and it is, except it is also oddly down-to-earth and embracing of oddballs who…
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When government does, occasionally, work, it works in an elitist fashion. That is, government is most easily manipulated by people who have…
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