Quote by Wangari Maathai
African women in general need to know that its OK for them to be t

African women in general need to know that its 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

Other quotes by Wangari Maathai

In Kenya women are the first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood, who provide food for their families. – Wangari Maathai

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environmental
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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

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environmental
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I dont really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me. – Wangari Maathai

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God
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Other Quotes from
Fear
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Why are we so full of restraint? Why do we not give in all directions? Is it fear of losing ourselves? Until we do lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves. – Henry Miller

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Fear

Those that walk with fear will always be too busy hiding. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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Fear

I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. Weve been taught that silence would save us, but it wont. – Audre Lorde

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Fear

I think, however, that so long as our present economic and national systems continue, scientific research has little to fear. – John B. S. Haldane

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Fear

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I went onto reality TV as a business decision. – Bethenny Frankel

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Business

Master Duan dances Qigong. He moves as if entranced in a tango with the Universe. – Garri Garripoli, Qigong: Essence of the Healing Dance

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Qigong

Ive never run into a guy who could win at the top level in anything today and didnt have the right attitude, didnt give it everything he had, at least while he was doing it wasnt prepared and didnt have the whole program worked out. – Ted Turner

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Attitude

The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lords promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards. – Charles Stanley

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Patience