“Because it's so easy to medicate our need for self-worth by pandering to win followers, 'likes' and view counts, social media have become the metier of choice for many people who might otherwise channel that energy into books, music or art - or even into their own Web ventures.” PeopleNeedsArtBookSelfMightChoicesWinningEnergySocialEasyViewsMediaSocial MediaSelf WorthLikesFollowersVenture Author:Neil Strauss
“We have a choice: to spend a lot of time fighting for what we know is right, or to just accept what we know is wrong. We must stand up for our rights and for the rights of others, even if most people say we can't win.” PeopleIfsKnowsChoicesFightingWinningResponsibilityAcceptingRightsCan't Win Author:Susan Polis Schutz
“We've been waiting since 1918 for the Boston Red Sox to win the World Series, and ... if I had a choice between the White House and the World Series this year, I'm going to take the White House. How's that?” IfsWorldYearsChoicesHouseWinningWaitingWhiteRedSeriesWhite HouseBostonWorld SeriesBoston Red Sox Author:John F. Kerry
“Increasingly, we will be faced with a choice: whether to keep the oceans for wild fish or farmed fish. Farming domesticated species in close proximity with wild fish will mean that domesticated fish always win. Nobody in the world of policy appears to be asking what is best for society, wild fish or farmed fish. And what sort of farmed fish, anyway? Were this question to be asked, and answered honestly, we might find that our interests lay in prioritizing wild fish and making their ecosystems more productive by leaving them alone enough of the time.” WorldMeanEnoughMightChoicesWinningInterestPolicyOceanAskingLaysSpeciesLeavingFishesHonestlyProductiveFarmingEcosystemsPrioritizeProximity Book:The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and what We Eat Source: The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and what We Eat