“I think it's important to keep mantras fresh (sometimes the same verse can get stale). That being said, I love this powerful statement: 'Define yourself.' I rehearsed it a million times during the 2005 Chicago Marathon [her first win].” ThinkingFirstsSaidImportantSometimesWinningPowerfulMillionsStatementsChicagoVersesMarathonMantrasStaleDefine Yourself Author:Deena Kastor
“As the heated debate continues, it will be important that nonproliferation experts play a critical role in the discourse. Science-based statements, not snarky sound bites, should be the weapons of choice.” ShouldImportantPlayChoicesSoundRolesWeaponsCriticalDebateStatementsExpertsBitesDiscourseSound Bites Author:David Corn
“The most important form of incremental change is the decision by the individual to become vegan. Veganism, or the eschewing of all animal products, is more than a matter of diet or lifestyle; it is a political and moral statement in which the individual accepts the principle of abolition in her own life. Veganism is the one truly abolitionist goal that we can all achieve - and we can achieve it immediately, starting with our next meal.” ImportantMatterFormPoliticalNextIndividualGoalDecisionAnimalAcceptingMoralPrinciplesAchieveProductsStartingLifestyleStatementsDietsMealsVeganVeganismAbolitionAbolitionistIncremental Change Author:Gary L. Francione
“Marriage is also a social statement, preeminently describing and defining a person's relationship and place in society. Marital status, along with what we do for a living, is often one of the first pieces of information we give to others about ourselves. It's so important, in fact, that most married people wear a symbol of their marriage on their hand.” PeopleGivingFirstsPersonsImportantFactsHandsSocialPiecesInformationMarriedStatementsSymbolsDefiningDescribing Book:Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry Source: Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry