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The privilege of a higher education, especially outside Africa, broadened my original horizon and encouraged me to focus on the environment, women and development in…

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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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My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could… — Eric Clapton
In the last two months I have been very busy with my own mathematical speculations, which have cost me much time, without… — Carl Friedrich Gauss
Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention… — Melissa Manchester
Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention… — Melissa Manchester
I like to think I opened doors for other women, although that wasn't my original intention. — Diahann Carroll
My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers! — Meg Cabot
I've been here for eight years and I'm going into my 13th season. There's nothing I'd have liked better than to retire… — Unknown Author
I am like the Jack Nicholson of the Kings - every single game. If there was a game tonight I wouldn't be… — Rob Zombie
I would like to have the original ending to my Lord of the Rings instead of the one they released. In my… — Ralph Bakshi
Like a ship, a car should be named after a girl as it's sexy. My original car was called Kate. But then… — Sebastian Vettel
When I first tried to get a record deal for my original music, labels didn’t understand what these instruments were meant to… — Suzanne Ciani
My original idea was to produce and not make records myself. — T Bone Burnett

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