Wangari Maathai Quotes About War

Quotes about: War

• It is evident that many wars are fought over resources which are now becoming increasingly scarce. If we conserved our resources better, fighting over them would not occur ... protecting the global environment is directly related to securing peace. Those of us who understand the complex concept of the environment have the burden to act. We must not tire, we must not give up, we must persist.

  Wangari Maathai

  Giving Up, War, Fighting

  "Kenyans gather to say goodbye to Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai" by Faith Karimi, www.cnn.com. October 13, 2011.

• And so I'm saying that, yes, colonialism was terrible, and I describe it as a legacy of wars, but we ought to be moving away from that by now.

  Wangari Maathai

  War, Moving, Colonialism

  "Wangari Maathai Outlines 'Challenge For Africa'". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. April 23, 2009.

• For us who are now in power, we need to be challenged to serve the people and ignore our own egos and personal interests so that we can really demonstrate to other African states that it is possible to share power without going to war.

  Wangari Maathai

  War, People, Ego

  Source: www.motherjones.com

• As long as we have all these conflicts, it is the women who will continue to suffer, so that is one reason why I guess as women we should really work for peace, because we know how painful wars can be to us and our daughters.

  Wangari Maathai

  Daughter, War, Long

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• I think what the Nobel committee is doing is going beyond war and looking at what humanity can do to prevent war. Sustainable management of our natural resources will promote peace.

  Wangari Maathai

  War, Thinking, Humanity

  Time Magazine Interview, October 10, 2004.

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