Wangari Maathai Quotes

He plants trees to benefit another generation.

Arbor Day is not like other holidays. Each of those reposes on the past, while Arbor Day proposes for the future.

Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest.

I think the greatest challenge in environmentalism and the most rewarding challenge is trying to figure out how humans can meet their needs while protecting the environment.

Schoolchildren and older people like the idea of planting trees. For children, it's interesting that an acorn will grow into an oak, and for older people it's a legacy. And the act of planting a tree is not that difficult.

I have planted over 6,000 trees at home in Scotland, some of them oak. I'd like my children to be able to watch them grow.

There is a societal cost of increased pollution, and that's what I'm passionate about as a mother.

Trees are your best antiques.

You have to focus on what you're passionate about. For me it's the forests and of course, because I'm concerned about the forests, I'm concerned about the way paper is made.

China has led the world in new tree planting. Over the last several years China has planted 40 percent as many trees as the rest of the world put together. Since 198, all citizens of China over age 11 (and younger than 60) have been formally required at least three trees per year.

The only thing I do for posterity is plant trees.

I am not against development, but society will go nowhere if you don't take care of trees.

As cheesy as it sounds, truly every day is Earth Day.

Growing up Marley, we wanted anything we put our hands on to be beneficial to the environment and the community.

I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today.

'Being green' is commendable, but I hope that people don't take too much pride and self-adoration because they shut off the water when they brushed their teeth. The truth of the matter is, conservation alone will do little to save our planet.

Protecting our land, our air and our water is a very important thing that we can only do together.

You should issue demerits for tree cutting or the destruction of humus.

My main issue is sustainability of the Earth, and protection of those animals and people who dwell here.

Unless we keep this planet healthy, everything else is for naught.

I think having toured the world and seeing many places, I've just been blown away by how we've really scarred our home. I'm as guilty as the next person if not more so. I travel a lot. The damage we do to our planet is huge.

I don't believe in environmentalism as the solution to anything. What I believe is that environmentalism illuminates the things that need to be done to solve all of the problems together.

With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its cycles impose.

I travel all over the country speaking to young people, and I am always amazed at how engaged in environmental conservation they are.

President Obama has expressed his commitment to responsible stewardship of our land, water, and other natural resources. And one way of restoring the land to its natural condition is what we are doing here today - breaking pavement for the People's Garden.