Wangari Maathai Quotes

I think what the Nobel committee is doing is going beyond war and looking at what humanity can do to prevent war. Sustainable management of our natural resources will promote peace.

Wangari Maathai

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PeaceWarManagementLookingThink

Clothes that are too tight make you look bigger. If you've been trying to shed pounds, and it doesn't go, buy the next size up. I never care what size my clothes are.

Joanna Lumley

CareClothesTryingYouLookGo

Somewhere along the line, positive thinking seems to have been confused with magical thinking. There's a notion that if you think positively enough, you can make anything happen by using the power of your mind. All the positive thinking in the world won't deliver good fortune or prevent tragedy from striking.

Amy Morin

PositiveGoodPowerMindWorldYou

I feel like there are a lot of bands or musicians that probably think improv is corny, because I think that's a sentiment out there.

Matt Besser

ThinkFeelMusiciansOutImprov

For years, despite my inner doubts, I represented to others my choice to veil as a feminist one.

Mona Eltahawy

ChoiceOthersVeilYearsDoubts

Many, whose hearts are conquered by acute spite, roll out balanced tales from their own heart, which do not balance when you weigh words against deeds.

Lucius Accius

HeartWordsBalanceYouOutDeeds

The Internet is a collective hallucination: one of the best humanity has ever generated.

Jonathan Zittrain

BestInternetHumanityCollective

I was a goth girl in high school. Perhaps the powdered white face and the black lipstick were not the most attractive. I felt fabulous at the time but looking back, uh, probably not the best idea.

Christina Hendricks

GirlTimeBestSchoolLooking Back

Every great movement in the history of Western civilization from the Carolingian age to the nineteenth century has been an international movement which owed its existence and its development to the cooperation of many different peoples.

Christopher Dawson

AgeHistoryGreatCooperationBeen

There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day, six days a week. I like those things because they take the pressure off the constant stress.

Tom Berenger

HumorDayStressTiredPressure

What surprises me most about God is that the creator of the universe should want a relationship with me.

Rick Warren

GodRelationshipMeUniverseWant

Because of the success of 'Hamilton' and 'On Your Feet!' you can't hide behind the old argument of, 'It needs to be bankable, so we can't put all these people of color in the show.' We are bankable.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

SuccessPeopleFeetColorYouHide

Leaving South Africa was very difficult.

Kevin Pietersen

LeavingAfricaDifficultSouth Africa

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