“I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside m...” — Wangari Maathai Quote

“I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.”

“When resources are degraded, we start competing for them, whether it is at the local level in Kenya, where we had tribal clashes over land and water, or at the global level, where we are fighting over water, oil, and minerals. So one way to promote peace is to promote sustainable management and equitable distribution of resources.”

“I don't tell anyone how to write and no one tells me.”

“The whole system of society tells you what to do.”

“Nobody tells you Rwanda looks like Tuscany with its tiled roofs.”