“As citizen-activists the world over merge, they can become an irresistible force to create peace and protect the planet. From here will come a new movement to abolish nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction. From here will come the demand for sustainable communities, for new systems of energy, transportation and commerce. From here comes the future rushing in on us. How does one acquire the capacity for active citizenship? The opportunities exist every day...Active citizenship begins with an envisioning of the desired outcome and a conscious application of spiritual principles.” WorldDoeSpiritualOpportunityEnergyForceCommunityPrinciplesMovementPlanetsCitizensProtectDemandWeaponsMassConsciousCapacityDestructionActiveNuclearOutcomesAcquireActivistApplicationSustainabilityNuclear WeaponsCommerceCitizenshipIrresistibleTransportationWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionRushingAbolishEnvisioningRushing InIrresistible ForceActive Citizenship Author:Dennis Kucinich
“The way we see the world shapes the way we treat it. If a mountain is a deity, not a pile of ore; if a river is one of the veins of the land, not potential irrigation water; if a forest is a sacred grove, not timber; if other species are biological kin, not resources; or if the planet is our mother, not an opportunity -- then we will treat each other with greater respect. Thus is the challenge, to look at the world from a different perspective.” IfsWorldWayLooksDifferentMotherOpportunityWaterNatureChallengesGreaterLandPlanetsPerspectiveShapesMountainResourcesRiversTreatsSacredSpeciesForestsVeinsDeitiesDifferent PerspectiveGroveTimberIrrigation Author:David Suzuki
“The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet, and our visions go rather further than that, and our opportunities are unlimited.” ImportantHumanityOpportunityVisionForeverPlanetsAchievementUnlimitedApolloDemonstratingChained Author:Neil Armstrong
“My favorite process is writing, from day one. The songs I have written throughout the years were a real great opportunity for me to communicate, because I think tha'ts my prime objective on this planet.” ThinkingWritingYearsRealSongOpportunityProcessWrittenPlanetsMy FavoriteCommunicateObjectivesPrimeGreat Opportunity Author:Gloria Estefan
“Put the money into schools. Rational ones that train young minds to think, to demand that persons in authority show the evidence for the ideas they push. Do that, and we won't need to provide a world for the Sacred Brethren who, given the opportunity, would run everyone else off the planet.” ThinkingWorldNeedsMindPersonsIdeasShowsRunningSchoolYoungOpportunityGivenPlanetsDemandAuthorityEvidenceSacredTrainRationalBrethrenYoung Minds Author:Jack McDevitt
“Today there are a lot places where people say they're just hopeless. If I can come from a hopeless country, get an education, become a hyphenated American and become president of the World Bank, it's my moral duty to make sure that every single person on the planet has that opportunity.” PeopleIfsWorldPersonsI CanCountryTodayOpportunityPresidentMoralPlanetsDutyHopelessSingle PersonMoral DutyWorld Bank Author:Jim Yong Kim
“Never pass up an opportunity to speak a kind word of appreciation. There are six billion people on the planet, and 5.9 billion of them go to bed every night starving for one honest word of appreciation.” PeopleKindNightOpportunitySpeakHonestAwarenessPlanetsBedSixAppreciationBillionsEvery NightStarvingKind Words Book:The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose Source: The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose