"We can love ourselves by loving the earth." — Wangari Maathai

"We can love ourselves by loving the earth."

— Wangari Maathai

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79 Quotes by Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai has 79 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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…
The essential role of the environment is still marginal in discussions about poverty. While we continue to debate these initiatives,…
We have a responsibility to protect the rights of generations, of all species, that cannot speak for themselves today. The…
People need open space. People need to bring their children into an area where they can play without restriction." And…
You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree,…
As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political…
Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survives. You have to nurture it, you…
It is wonderful when you don't have the fear, and a lot of the time I don't ... I focus…
Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models…
Using trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition. For example, the elders of…
Every person who has ever achieved anything has been knocked down many times. But all of them picked themselves up…

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More Earth Quotes

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The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition. — Hannah Arendt
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and… — Neil Armstrong
Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for… — Neil Armstrong
I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth. — Neil Armstrong
It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much… — Neil Armstrong
I'd never heard of the 'Lord of the Rings', actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was,… — Sean Astin
Science and fiction both begin with similar questions: What if? Why? How does it all work? But they focus on… — Margaret Atwood
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know. — Wystan Hugh Auden
God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine
What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat. — Marcus Aurelius
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. — Richard Bach
Carbon dioxide is natural. It is not harmful. It is part of Earth's life cycle. — Michele Bachmann

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