People are dynamic. They change, and soon as there are enough of you, things change [for a whole society].

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!

You don’t know anything, but I know even less.

Maybe your right. Maybe I should blame myself… Who the hell needs that?

Nostalgia... the blessing of a merciful memory.

By connecting and being part of a community with a shared vision and goals, we can create great things.

We make our own truths and lies....Truths are often lies and lies truths.

Dan: 'Ah, well, I hope this didn't have anything to do with me.' Ellen: 'No, not unless you played Cat Woman in Batman.

I hate to say this, but at the time, (late 70's) it was like the smart people liked punk and the dumb people liked Journey.

Two-thirds of all the strifes, quarrels, and lawsuits in the world arise from one simple cause-money.

The miniskirt enables young ladies to run faster, and because of it, they may have to.

Artists of many diverse types began using simple forms to their own ends.