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

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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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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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Just like my father, Ive always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society. – Barbra Streisand

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Economists report that a college education adds many thousands of dollars to a mans lifetime income – which he then spends sending his son to college. – Bill Vaughan

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I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get into the habit of doing something that you dont want to do. – Wynton Marsalis

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I loved education, and, yes, I did want to go on learning. – Arthur Hailey

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