“I think right now is when we need to hear different voices coming out of all parts of the world. You can't just hear the politicians and the military leaders. You have to hear from the taxi drivers. You have to hear from the painters. You have to hear from the poets. You have to hear from the school teachers and the filmmakers and musicians.” ThinkingWorldNeedsDifferentSchoolVoiceLeaderTeacherMilitaryPoetPoliticianRight NowMusicianPainterFilmmakerDriversComing OutTaxiSchool TeachersMilitary LeaderDifferent Voices Author:Michael Franti
“Don't settle for something that's not great. Don't feel like having a relationship that is not serving your needs is more important than having a relationship with yourself.” NeedsFeelsImportantSettlingServing Author:Michael Franti
“I believe that in order to tackle the big issues of the world today, like environmental issues, we need everybody's involvement. We need the resources of the corporate world. We need the cooperation of governments. We need the wisdom of indigenous people.” PeopleWorldNeedsBelieveBigsGovernmentTodayOrderI BelieveIssuesResourcesEnvironmentalCorporateCooperationIndigenousInvolvementWorld TodayIndigenous PeopleCorporate WorldEnvironmental Issues Author:Michael Franti
“The human interest, and the natural interest, and the spiritual interest of this planet need to begin to take a priority over the corporate interest, the military interest, and the materialistic interests.” NeedsHumansSpiritualInterestNaturalMilitaryPlanetsPrioritiesCorporateMaterialistic Author:Michael Franti
“A lot of times we look at the whole world and think, 'it's so daunting, how can we change the whole world?' and you don't need to do that, what you need to do is change your world a little bit, and see if you can, through example, inspire others to do the same thing.” IfsThinkingWorldNeedsLooksLittlesWholeBitsExampleInspireLittle BitWhole WorldInspire Others Author:Michael Franti
