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

Its a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem. – Wangari Maathai

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Death
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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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It would be good for us Africans to accept ourselves as we are and recapture some of the positive aspects of our culture. – Wangari Maathai

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positive
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Other Quotes from
Fear
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When we were scared about 9/11, we federalized the airport security, we spent millions for body armor for dogs in Ohio. All that over-reaction comes from fear and government – bad combination. – John Stossel

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Fear

I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story… – Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, 2012

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Fear

Well, I am now convinced there is no kind of fear or anxiety anyone has to live with. – Ricky Williams

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Fear

It is not a matter of being fearless. The fear is sometimes constant, but its about moving forward regardless of the fear. Courage means feeling the fear and doing it anyway. – Gillian Anderson

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Fear

Random Quotes

There is an instinct in a woman to love most her own child — and an instinct to make any child who needs her love, her own. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Mothers

Hes an innocent in a lot of ways. Hes a very simple person who really doesnt have the resources or the strength, ultimately, to handle the situation. – Jared Leto

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strength

For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that I can do. – George Linnaeus Banks

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Service

Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. – Kate Moss

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good