"We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own â€“ indeed, to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder. This will happen if we see the need to revive our sense of belonging to a larger family of life, with which we have shared our evolutionary process."

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Source : Wangari Maathai's Nobel lecture at the City Hall in Oslo, Norway, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 2004.

Wangari Maathai

#Diversity Quotes #Needs Quotes #Earth Quotes

“How the English love playing at being naughty boys!”
“Every villain is a hero in his own mind.”

Source : Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.
“The most powerful book in the world at the beginning of the twentieth century is the check-book.”
“People are here because they've got baggage. I'm talking curbside-check-in, pay-the-fine-'cause-it's-over-fifty-pounds kind of baggage. Get it?”
“Peru is a country where more than half the people would emigrate if given the chance. Thats half the population that is willing to abandon everything they know for the uncertainty of a life in a foreign land, in another language.”
“I think there should be better child support laws to make it easier for those single moms to support their children so they don't have to go on welfare.”
“I like 'Breaking Bad' and 'Game of Thrones.' I like that era. I like that fantasy world.”
“My father... very generous, very philanthropic, very charitable man. My siblings and I and my mother continue with always appreciating and always giving back. It's something I hope that I've become a role model for my children.”

Source : "Super Bowl Q&A with … Steve Tisch". Interview with Steve Serby, nypost.com. February 5, 2012.

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