“Creativity is not the work of a few. We each carry within us the image of God the Creator; we each have the task of making the earth into a fairer, kinder place. The first step is imagining a better world, and that is most apt to happen when we suffer or look on suffering.” WorldFirstsLooksArtHappensEarthSufferingStepsCreativityTasksCreatorFirst StepsKinderGod Image Author:Elizabeth O'Connor
“It is not quite accurate to say that the objective of art is to represent what happens to us as a consequence of encountering the world. A fuller description of the task would be to say our aim is to discover what happens to us as we consider things.” WorldArtHappensWould BeArt IsDiscoveryConsequenceTasksAimObjectivesDescriptionAccurate Author:Peter London
“This is the first time in the history of mankind that we are setting ourselves the task of intentionally, within a defined period of time to change the economic development model that has been reigning for at least 150 years, since the industrial revolution. That will not happen overnight and it will not happen at a single conference on climate change, be it COP 15, 21, 40 - you choose the number. It just does not occur like that. It is a process, because of the depth of the transformation.” YearsFirstsDoeHas BeensHappensProcessNumbersEconomicMankindRevolutionDevelopmentPeriodsModelsFirst TimeTasksTransformationClimateDepthClimate ChangeSettingSettingsDefinedYou ChooseCopConferencesEconomic DevelopmentIndustrial Revolution Author:Christiana Figueres
“One should not be assigned one's identity in society by the job slot one happens to fill. If we truly believe in the dignity of labor, any task can be performed with equal pride because none can demean the basic dignity of a human being.” IfsShouldBelieveHumansHappensJobsWorkHuman BeingsIdentityPrideEqualLaborDignityTasks Book:Common courtesy: in which Miss Manners solves the problem that baffled Mr. Jefferson Source: Common courtesy: in which Miss Manners solves the problem that baffled Mr. Jefferson