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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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My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he…
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I've been knocked down a lot of times.
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It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up.
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There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work…
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When you get knocked down, don't stay down; get back up again. Nothing good is going to happen as long as you're…
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It doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life, because that's going to happen. All that matters is that you gotta…
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If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man…
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When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn't. I had to…
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It is not a shame to be knocked down by other people. The important thing is to ask when you're being knocked…
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Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you've been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in…
— John C. Maxwell
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My strength did not come from lifting weights. My strength came from lifting myself up when i was knocked down.
— Bob Moore
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Houses were knocked down... enormous heaps of earth and clay thrown up; buildings that were undermined and shaking, propped up by great…
— Charles Dickens
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