“African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the ...” — Wangari Maathai Quote

“African women in general need to know that it's 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.”

“I know there is pain when sawmills close and people lose jobs, but we have to make a choice. We need water and we need these forests.”

“When you think of all the conflicts we have - whether those conflicts are local, whether they are regional or global - these conflicts are often over the management, the distribution of resources. If these resources are very valuable, if these resources are scarce, if these resources are degraded, there is going to be competition.”

“'No fear' is a mindset that I stand for. It's the reason why I've got to where I am today.”

“Solitude is the place where we can connect with profound bonds that are deeper than the emergency bonds of fear and anger.”

“Fear requires belief that you will be harmed, and it is easily manipulated by rhetoric.”