As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will remain more important than service

You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree, give it water, and make it survive. That's what makes the difference

You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself. That values itself. That understands itself.

You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them.

When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope.

No matter who or where we are, or what our capabilities, we are called to do the best we can.

I’m very conscious of the fact that you can’t do it alone. It’s teamwork. When you do it alone you run the risk that when you are no longer there nobody else will do it.

Every person who has ever achieved anything has been knocked down many times. But all of them picked themselves up and kept going, and that is what I have always tried to do.

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.

Human rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and then you protect.

We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk!

It turned out I had always been a smoker. I just hadn't had any cigarettes.

I love baseball. What I love about baseball is that you are always waiting.

If you can't believe, you can't achieve.

We don't ask God for too much; in fact, we ask for too little. Turn to Him for everything. Give everything to God.

I've always felt that kids are really smart.

I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose.

Have confidence in yourself - don't let yourself be used.

The most beautiful woman in the world is the one who protects and supports other women

It's as clear as the balls on a tall dog.

I'm always loading my brain with new ways of looking at something.