Wangari Maathai Quotes, Sayings, Remarks, Thoughts and Speeches



Wangari Maathai Quotes and Sayings


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    African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence. Wangari Maathai | Refcard PDF
  • 2
    I am working to make sure we don't only protect the environment, we also improve governance. Wangari Maathai | Refcard PDF
  • 3
    In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace. Wangari Maathai | Refcard PDF
  • 4
    It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa. Wangari Maathai | Refcard PDF
  • 5
    It's a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem. Wangari Maathai | Refcard PDF
  • 6
    It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees. Wangari Maathai | Refcard PDF
  • 7
    Some say that AIDS came from the monkeys, and I doubt that because we have been living with monkeys from time immemorial, others say it was a curse from God, but I say it cannot be that. Wangari Maathai | Refcard PDF
  • 8
    There's a general culture in this country to cut all the trees. It makes me so angry because everyone is cutting and no one is planting. Wangari Maathai | Refcard PDF
  • 9
    We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible. Wangari Maathai | Refcard PDF
  • 10
    We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment. Wangari Maathai | Refcard PDF
  • 11
    Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve. Wangari Maathai | Refcard PDF

 

  

  

 

  

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