Wangari Maathai Quotes

And so I'm saying that, yes, colonialism was terrible, and I describe it as a legacy of wars, but we ought to be moving away from that by now.

Wangari Maathai

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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There is no picturesque version of what self-care looks like; it's different for every person who wants to practice it.

Jenna Wortham

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In an odd way, it is refreshing to be around people who aren't attention-starved and media-addicted.

Johnny Colt

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My first day as an intern in the books department at 'Cosmopolitan' also happened to be the day the O.J. Simpson verdict was announced.

John Searles

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Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

John Sterling

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After 2012, there's been a shift in humanity, society and economics. We're witnessing a transition: everything is changing really fast - with that comes a wanting to see and believe, and faith and spirituality come into play. I think the world is now more spiritual than it ever was because people are searching for answers.

Juan Pablo Di Pace

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I was in the band when I was a kid, I played the trumpet.

Drew Carey

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The delay in SpaceShipTwo has not been the development of either of the vehicles. But the rocket motor has just been problematic from the get-go.

Brian Binnie

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It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.

Bob Schaffer

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I think one has to say it's not just simply a matter of capturing people and holding them accountable, but removing the sanctuaries, removing the support systems, ending states who sponsor terrorism. And that's why it has to be a broad and sustained campaign.

Paul Wolfowitz

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You start to accumulate your library of music. You want that music everywhere - that's the point where we monetize. If you want portability, mobility, and access, then you buy it.

Sean Parker

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Countries with deficit don't want to pay the bill, and they want to get more loans, and countries with superiority, they don't want to help the countries with problems, and they just want them to tighten their belts.

Sebastian Pinera

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As someone who has faced as much disappointment as most people, I've come to trust not that events will always unfold exactly as I want, but that I will be fine either way.

Marianne Williamson

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