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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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Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no… — William S. Burroughs
Language is a virus from outer space. — William S. Burroughs
Changes... can only be effected by alterations in the original. The only thing not prerecorded in a prerecorded universe are the prerecordings… — William S. Burroughs
Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time. — Maya Angelou
Anti-democracy...is a virus that exists, and pro-democracy is the antibody to that virus, and I think we have to become vigilant, and… — Harry Belafonte
A strong feeling of adventure is animating those who are working on bacterial viruses, a feeling that they have a small part… — Max Delbruck
It is important to go into work you would like to do. Then it doesn't seem like work. You sometimes feel it's… — Gertrude B. Elion
Religion is like a virus that affects the behaviour of its host in such a way as to propagate itself further. — Unknown Author
But however secure and well-regulated civilized life may become, bacteria, Protozoa, viruses, infected fleas, lice, ticks, mosquitoes, and bedbugs will always lurk… — Hans Zinsser
Those who become incoculated with the virus of race hatred are more unfortunate than the victim of it. Race hatred is the… — Kelly Miller
Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man. — Hubert H. Humphrey
In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, in order to contribute something to… — Prince Philip

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