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Wangari Maathai Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: kenyan
Birth: April 1, 1940

Topics

Culture Angry Me Trees Country Cut

You can't say one thing and behave another way. Kids learn more from watching you in life than what you say to them.

Life Learn You Say Way Watching

In the flush of love's light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.

Love Light Brave Free Will See

When I was growing up in rural Alabama, it was impossible for me to register to vote. I didn't become a registered voter until I moved to Tennessee, to Nashville, as a student.

Me Growing Up Impossible Student Up

I don't want to be jack of all, master of none. I want to focus completely and excel as an actor with every project.

Focus Want Actor Project Master

When I'm an audience member I do not want to go and see something that I already know, I want to see something that I don't know. I want to be surprised and stimulated to think about something. I want the magic. I want to be in a situation of uncertainty; that's what excites me.

Me Uncertainty Think Magic Situation

The only time I'm miserable is when I can't keep an instrument in tune.

Time Miserable Keep Only Only Time

Weirdly, for someone who wanted to be funny, I didn't like a lot of attention.

Funny Someone Attention Who Like

Imagine that foreign development is not done to our standards and a spill occurs. Neither geology nor ocean currents will respect our national boundaries.

Respect Ocean Done Will Development

A lot of players get to a certain point they don't want to make mistakes. They just want everyone to see how great they are. That ends up being their downfall. You put a cap on yourself.

Great Mistakes Yourself You Want Up

Kevin McCarthy is a good man.

Good Man Good Man A Good Man Kevin

We spend 364 days a year surrounded by people who kind of are our family, but we never really get to meet them or break through with them.

Family People Year Kind Meet Never

It doesn't take a year to sing a song. Takes a year for people to figure out how to market it.

Chrisette Michele

People Song Year Out Take Market

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