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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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There’s a saying in Africa, if you give a woman empowerment, you empower a community, you empower men, you empower man. When…
— Danai Gurira
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You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their…
— Wangari Maathai
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You empower what you fight.You withdraw power from what you release.
— Alan Cohen
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All things are created twice. There is a mental (first) creation, and a physical (second) creation. The physical creation follows the mental,…
— Stephen Covey
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A mother is a school. Empower her; and you empower a great nation.
— Hafez Ibrahim
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Instead of believing the world is plotting to do you harm, choose to believe the world is plotting to do you good.…
— W. Clement Stone
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If you focus on principles, you empower everyone who understands those principles to act without constant monitoring, evaluating, correcting, or controlling.
— Stephen Covey
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If you empower people in their communities and get them jobs, no one like Dudus Coke can win their hearts and minds…
— Portia Simpson-Miller
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Only if you empower the liberals, if you empower the moderate socialists, if you empower all factions of society, only then will…
— Mohamed ElBaradei
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Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the…
— Dionne Warwick
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Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it.
— Les Brown
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