Wangari Maathai Quotes
We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all.
Quotes to Explore
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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There are lots of people who haven't been to drama school who have great talent and can be discovered.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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The last thing you want to do when you are about to film a scene is think, 'Oh my God, so many people are going to watch this.'
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It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.
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You only mature when you face problems you can't deal with.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men?
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
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I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens.
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I think that there should be options available, quite early on, that if someone is recognised as a disruptive child, for them to be trained vocationally. Maybe if those kids were given the option to learn how to contribute to society on a practical level they wouldn't get into trouble.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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I found poetry at 12 and 13 and, lo and behold, learned that my attorney father had a background in poetry - as he wore dashikis and Afros in the '70s and named his kids Arabic names. He was a poet and a lot like The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron and all of these folks. He definitely was an artist.
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If anybody's getting a shot, somebody's getting a shot against me because I'm the guy to beat.
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Making films. It gave me a voice. Legitimately saved me.
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My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist.
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If I were to compare the Olympic decathlon to fatherhood, I would say fatherhood is a lot tougher.
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I would never wear anything too revealing. I'm not a fan of dresses where you look nude... I think that looks a bit desperate.
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I've read comics all my life and have wanted to write a comic for as long as I can remember. Alex Barnaby and Sam Hooker seemed like the perfect team to make the move into the graphic medium.
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If you think the products don't match what you want from a product, don't buy it.
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I just want to be clear before we decide to do this together: I'm gay. My music is gay. My show is gay. And I love that it's gay. And I love my gay fans, and they're all going to be coming to our show. And it's going to remain gay.
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This is a very good result for the people of Iraq.
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We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all.
