“What happens in New York affects national policy in very significant ways.” Quote by Zephyr Teachout
“It's a lot harder to push forward things, like energy policy. There's a big dream out there about wind and solar power.” DreamBigsEnergyPolicyWindHarderEnergy PolicySolar Power Author:Zephyr Teachout
“I think a lot of the reason people are attracted to the Keystone pipeline is because at least we're doing something. There's a fear that society will collapse if it's not acting. To contrast those actions with other actions is important in making it feel plausible. Maybe we must have the size of the dream meet the size of the threat.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsImportantReasonDreamActionActingThreatSizeContrastCollapsePlausiblePipelineKeystonesKeystone Pipeline Author:Zephyr Teachout
“Things poll well, but people don't believe that politicians are telling the truth. Politicians might mention renewable energy, and the public will think, "That sounds good, but I don't believe they're going to do everything they can to build those towers."” PeopleThinkingBelieveWellsMightEnergySoundPoliticianDon't BelieveTelling The TruthTowersPollsRenewable Energy Author:Zephyr Teachout
“People think that the politician is just part of a system, and whether they're lying or not doesn't matter.” PeopleThinkingMatterLyingPolitician Author:Zephyr Teachout
“One of the most dangerous things about Fox News isn't that it's right wing but that it's nihilistic. It takes away the capacity to believe in politics.” BelieveDangerousNewsCapacityWingsFoxesRight WingDangerous ThingsFox News Author:Zephyr Teachout
“There's not a woman in the world who hasn't felt self-conscious about something! We as women all experience it but we never talk about it.” WorldSelfFeltConsciousSelf Conscious Author:Coco Rocha
“Being able to talk about your body openly is such an empowering thing.” BodyAbleYour BodyEmpowering Author:Coco Rocha
“Girls need to know that we are all unique and that we should all celebrate our unique beauty because it comes in all different shapes and sizes.” KnowsNeedsShouldDifferentGirlShapesUniqueSizeCelebrateUnique BeautyDifferent Shapes And Sizes Author:Coco Rocha
“I felt ugly, chubby, and stupid until I talked to my mom about it and she had me do a very good exercise that I recommend to every girl. She had me take a piece of paper and write down everything I liked and everything that I didn't like about my body and my life. By the end of the exercise, I realized that I had so many more things in my likes column. It showed me that while there are a few things in my dislikes column, I was giving ALL my attention to those few things!” GivingWritingEndsBodyGirlFeltAttentionPiecesStupidMomExercisePaperVery GoodUglyMy MomI RealizedLikesDislikeColumnsEvery GirlGood Exercise Author:Coco Rocha
“I remember trying to work out like crazy to get rid of all of my womanly features because I thought they made me fat.” TryingMadeRememberCrazyWork OutFatsFeaturesWomanly Author:Coco Rocha