“Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking.”
"The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves."
- Wangari Maathai
Balance
"We’re constantly being bombarded by problems that we face and sometimes we can get completely overwhelmed. But we should always feel like a hummingbird. I may feel insignificant, but I don’t want to be like the other animals watching the planet go down the drain. I’ll be a hummingbird, I’ll do the best I can."
- Wangari Maathai
Motivation
"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."
- Wangari Maathai
Empowerment
"Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing."
- Wangari Maathai
Determination
"I will be a hummingbird. I will do the best I can."
- Wangari Maathai
Determination
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
- William James
Contribution
"The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things better."
- Robert F. Kennedy
Contribution
"The best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself."
- Wallace Wattles
Contribution
"As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way."
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Contribution
"A veces sentimos que lo que hacemos es tan solo una gota en el mar, pero el mar sería menos si le faltara una gota."
- Mother Teresa
Contribution