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.
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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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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 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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Scientists are not movie stars or politicians who will feel insulted if they are not showered with accolades. Scientists are not interested in accolades.
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I am here because I do enjoy playing the game, ... I'm not sure I'm going to pursue playing baseball in the future. It's better for me to finish the season, be professional about it and see if I can't help this team. That's the real reason I'm here, not to prove anything.
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When I first started writing comics, in the way-back days, Typhoid Mary was my explosive response to women characters in comics - I made her an innocent virginal type, a clever, dark, liberated woman, and as Bloody Mary, a feminist bent of punishing men - all in one character. She was an instinctual rather than a calculated creation.
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Comedy scares me a lot. I feel like it's way harder than drama. I think my safety net is definitely drama, and I would love to kind of be able to be able to push into the comedy world and do something kind of like a Christopher Guest kind of style show. That, to me, is my kind of comedy. Like, Ricky Gervais comedy. That's my kind of thing.
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You don't hire for mediocrity. Instead, you bring people onto your team because you know that they'll make a valuable contribution and turn in amazing work. But, in order to have that expectation, you need to make sure you're fostering an environment that allows them to do so.
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Republicans today have given the country conservatism in the spirit of Sarah Palin, whose ignorance about the world, contempt for expertise, and raw appeals to white identity politics presaged Trump's incendiary campaign.
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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.
