“The notion that economic life is a distinct realm, governed by immutable laws of narrow self-interest, is giving way to a much older notion: economic life is only one strand in the rich web of human relationships.” WayGivingHumansSelfLawLife IsInterestRichEconomicNotionRealmsSelf InterestHuman RelationsHuman RelationshipsStrandsGiving Way Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“Breaking with the pack may be exactly what we should be doing. Saying "no" to the dominant culture that is trapping us in destructive ways of living might be the most life-serving thing we can do.” WayShouldMayMightCultureCan DoDestructiveServingPacksDominantSaying NoDominant Culture Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“We can't see ahead of time what actions are going to be the ones that move history in dramatic ways.” WayActionMovingDramaticAhead Of Time Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“There is no formula. We all must become spirited inventors. There's no single answer - not even a single starting point. Even the 'teachers' ... don't offer us the answer. They do offer us approaches, ways of thinking, possibilities we can adapt, and hope that might generate in us wholly new ideas.” ThinkingWayIdeasMightSimpleAnswersTeacherPossibilityOffersApproachStartingFormulasNew IdeasWay Of ThinkingInventorStarting PointSimple LivingSpirited Book:The quickening of America: rebuilding our nation, remaking our lives Source: The quickening of America: rebuilding our nation, remaking our lives
“I understand, of course, that grain-fed meat is not the cause of the world hunger problem - and eating some of it doesn't directly take food out of the mouths of starving people - but it is, to me, a symbol and a symptom of the basic irrationality of a food system that's divorced from human needs. Therefore, using less meat can be an important way to take responsibility. Making conscious choices about what we eat, based on what the earth can sustain and what our bodies need, can help remind us that our whole society must begin to balance sustainable production with human need.” PeopleWorldWayNeedsHumansImportantWholeHelpingProblemBodyEarthChoicesCoursesCausesResponsibilityBalanceEatingMouthsConsciousHungerProductionsSymbolsMeatFedsVegetarianGrainSymptomsTaking ResponsibilityDivorcedStarvingVegetarianismHuman NeedsIrrationalityWorld Hunger Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“You have increasing poverty and increasing wealth. Fine food is one way to dispense with a lot of money... It's understanding that our daily choices about food connect us to a worldwide economic system. And that economic system - not scarcity - creates worldwide hunger for millions of people.” PeopleWayChoicesUnderstandingWealthPovertyMillionsEconomicFoodFineEatingCookingHungerOne WayLots Of MoneyScarcityEconomic SystemsDaily Choices Author:Frances Moore Lappé