“The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we cannot sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourselves.”
"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
"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."
- Wangari Maathai
Education
"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."
- Beauty and the Beast
Balance
"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."
- Catherine Pulsifer
Balance
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
- Albert Einstein
Balance
"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."
Balance
"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."
- Kunio Yaobi
Balance