Quote by Wangari Maathai
You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that

You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth. – Wangari Maathai

Other quotes by Wangari Maathai

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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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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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

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Fear
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My parents always made education and school the number one priority. They believed that an education is the best gift you can give to your child. – Debra Messing

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In the new economy, information, education, and motivation are everything. – William J. Clinton

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Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want from students, go together and cannot be separated. – Major Owens

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An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently. – Gavin Newsom

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