“If we cannot know what's possible, then we are free to do that which is pulling our hearts and that which is life serving.” Quote by Frances Moore Lappé
“I think of Wangari Mathai in Kenya. If she started out saying she wanted to plant 20 million trees, she would have been laughed at. In fact, the foresters and the government did laugh at her. They said, "Villagers? Un-schooled villagers? Planting trees? No, no, no, it takes foresters." So she planted trees anyway.” IfsThinkingHas BeensSaidFactsGovernmentWantedMillionsLaughingTreePlantLaughedThey SaidKenyaSchooled Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“There are surprising turning points; there is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and you never know if your action could be the straw.” IfsKnowsActionBreakSurprisingStrawsTurning PointsCamels 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
“What we see today is a world movement represented by the World Social Forum, involving all sorts of interactions across cultures, not to create some new "ism," but to learn as we walk and to create more democratic forms of social organization that re-embed economic life in community.” WorldTodayFormCultureSocialCommunityWalksEconomicMovementOrganizationDemocraticInteractionInvolvingIsmsForumsSocial Organization Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“I don't rule anything out, and I couldn't underscore more the importance of what YES! is doing to show that there are people who are pushing the edge of hope, who are stepping into the unknown and taking risks, because that will then enable others to do the same.” PeopleShowsRiskImportanceEdgesPushingTaking Risks Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“We are very much social creatures who model ourselves on one another.” SocialCreaturesModels Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“Every time you take a step and walk with your fear, you'll never know the impact. But you can be certain somebody's watching, and that courage is contagious.” KnowsCertainWalksStepsImpactContagious Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“Art is more to do with observation than invention.” ArtArt IsInventionObservation Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“I had my exhibition of paintings first in Shanghai, and then recently in Wuhan. Wuhan particularly interested me, because I am 1/8 Chinese.” FirstsPaintingChineseExhibitionsShanghai Author:Michael Craig-Martin