Wangari Maathai Quotes
It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.
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I suspect I am like most people on the Internet in that I sign up for all sorts of sites and frequently use the same passwords.
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Many in Taiwan believe that Hu Jintao is much more sophisticated than his predecessors in understanding Taiwan. He represents a different generation of leaders, more pragmatic, less ideological.
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There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.
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I have one of these bodies. When I was younger, I could never put weight on, and now that I'm a little older, there's a natural sort of chubbiness coming. But honestly, if I work out for a week, it drops off in no time.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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I'm very proud to be British, and my brand is British.
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Mothers who work full time - they're the real heroes.
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I think the silences we have on some issues are inductive of the fact that we need to write about them more, but I think there are some issues you have to write in a sensitive way and in a way that respects the reality of the situation. If you can't do that, you should leave them alone.
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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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I am a Westerner of Westerners!
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You should never do anything too much. If you only eat healthy food, that is too much. Success is balance - a banker with no time with his kids, he's not successful. If he doesn't have time to walk his kids to school, that is not success - that is a mistake.
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I guess I'd love to be surprised by something I had never thought of.
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The president is just the coach of a football team. You need the right support, the right stadium, the right players, the right staff. An excellent coach is not going to win games.
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To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today.
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I like to work out. I work out hard when I get to it, but it's so sporadic, I'm not sure it counts at all! I eat pretty much anything, but I eat high-quality food. There was never a packet of chips or box of candy in my house when I was growing up. Ever.
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What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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The President has been a big proponent of the public option since the campaign.
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Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.
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These are the roots of trees, O monks, these are empty huts. Meditate, monks, do not be negligent, or else you will regret it later. This is our instruction to you.
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I believe, whatever God does, he does it for the good. I always try to look at life like that.
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What we do really affects the world. Most of us think we can't do anything, but it really isn't true.
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The media has changed. We now give broadcast licenses to philosophies instead of people. People get confused and think there is no difference between news and entertainment. People who project themselves as journalists on television don't know the first thing about journalism. They are just there stirring up a hockey game.
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The depth of my sorrow is the height of my joy.
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It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.
