"It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees."
"When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope."
"The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we sustain the environment, we sustain ourselves."
"In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now."
"We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own."
"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."
"You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself. That values itself. That understands itself."
"I will not keep quiet! When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope."
"There can be no peace without equitable development; and there can be no development without sustainable management of the environment."
"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."
"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."
"No matter who or where we are, or what our capabilities, we are called to do the best we can."
"Women are the primary caretakers of the world's soil, water, and air. We are uniquely positioned to protect and preserve our planet."
"Never be quiet. Make noise. Make a lot of noise. That's how change happens."
"I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it."
"We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk!"
"The generation that destroys the environment is not the generation that pays the price. That is the problem."
"Every person who has ever achieved anything has been knocked down many times. But all of them picked themselves up and kept going."
"If we went to the moon, we can make the earth a paradise."
"I have always believed that solutions to most of our problems must come from us."
"We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment."
"You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own."
"Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking, so that humanity stops threatening its life-support system."