“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
“Our mistakes don’t make or break us. If we are lucky, they simply reveal who we really are, what we’re made of. Challenges will come, but if you treat them simply as tests of who you are, you’ll come out of it not bitter and victimized, but smarter and stronger.” IfsMadeChallengesMistakeBreakLuckyTestsTreatsStrongerWho You AreBitterSmarterMake Or Break Author:Donn Moomaw
“The claim of alternative practitioners to not treat disease labels but the whole patient...allows alternative practitioners to live in a fool's paradise of quackery where they believe themselves to be protected from any challenges and demands for evidence.” BelieveWholeChallengesFoolDemandDiseaseEvidenceTreatsClaimsPatientAlternativesLabelsParadiseProtectedQuackery Author:Edzard Ernst
“Challenging schools to treat their students as customers with a choice, instead of inmates serving time.” SchoolChoicesChallengesStudentsTreatsCustomersServingInmates Author:David Warlick
“I am also very excited by the way in which we can see Paul wrestling not only with his Jewish world and its scriptures but also, by clear implication, with philosophical and political issues that were 'out there' at the time. The thing is that for Paul this is all part of the same larger, whole vision of God and God's purposes. Watching how everything comes together is an intellectual treat of the first order - as well as a spiritual and practical challenge to me personally and to the church.” WorldWayFirstsWellsWholeTogetherSpiritualPoliticalPurposeOrderChallengesChurchVisionIssuesClearIntellectualTreatsPhilosophicalExcitedScripturePracticalsWrestlingImplicationsPolitical Issues Author:N. T. Wright
“Whether a country is actually free is determined not by how well-rewarded its convention-affirming media elites are and how ignored its passive citizens are but by how it treats its dissidents, those posing authentic challenges to what the government does.” WellsDoeCountryGovernmentChallengesMediaCitizensTreatsDeterminedConventionsElitesPassiveIgnoredAffirmingPosingDissidents Author:Glenn Greenwald
“There's the continuing challenges of racism, of sexism, of discrimination against the LGBT community, of the way that we treat people as opposed to how we want to be treated.” PeopleWayWantCommunityChallengesRacismTreatsDiscriminationTreatedLgbtSexismContinuingLgbt Community Author:Hillary Clinton
“Just recognizing and naming that many of the things we treat as historical fact are stories can help erode their power over our sense of identity and thinking. If they are stories rather than "truth," we can write new stories that better represent the country we aspire to be. Our new stories can be about diverse people working together to overcome challenges and make life better for all, about figuring out how to live sustainably on this one planet we share, and on deep respect for cooperation, fairness, and equity instead of promoting hyper-competitive individualism.” PeopleIfsThinkingWritingCountryFactsHelpingStoriesTogetherChallengesShareIdentityPlanetsTreatsOvercomingHistoricalWorking TogetherCooperationIndividualismDiverseFairnessAspireRecognizingEquityPromotingHyperErodeHistorical Facts Author:Annie Leonard
“Everywhere I go, I meet people ready for change. People who are fed up with the exhaustion that comes from devoting one's life to the work-watch-spend treadmill. People who know in their hearts that it's wrong to treat the planet and whole groups of people as disposable. People who are challenging the bogus stories we've been fed for years and are writing their own about hope and love and working together to build a better future for everyone.” PeopleKnowsWritingYearsHeartWholeStoriesTogetherChallengesWatchesGroupsPlanetsReadyAnd LoveTreatsWorking TogetherFedsExhaustionFed UpBetter FutureDisposableTreadmillsHope And LoveReady For Change Author:Annie Leonard
“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.” MenLoveInspirationalBelieveHeartDoeWomenChallengesDoubtStrengthDemandTreatsInstinctFeministDeeperEnormousInnocentWomen EmpowermentBelieve In MeNaiveEmpowering WomenSisterhoodToughnessPowerful WomenEmpowered WomenSubmissiveWomen Empowering WomenWise WomenSuccessful WomenCourage StrengthWomen PowerNatural InstinctWomen StrengthStrong Powerful WomenInspirational FeministTough WomenWomen And StrengthTrue Woman Author:Anais Nin
“Challenge me. Treat me like a game of checkers and play me. That's all I'm asking, just play me. Treat me like Sega and play me.” PlayGamesChallengesBasketballTreatsAskingCheckers Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.” PeopleIfsWayLifeInspirationalNeedsMomentsSpiritualChallengesTreatsOvercomingObstaclesInsanePresent MomentWay To LivePower Of NowStillness Speaks Author:Eckhart Tolle
“If we could look into each other’s hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care.” IfsThinkingLoveInspirationalLooksHeartCareFacesUnderstandingChallengesRelationshipUniqueTreatsPatienceToleranceGentleBe PatientCaring For OthersInteractingPatience And LoveInteracting With OthersPatience LovePatience And ToleranceTreat Me Right Author:Marvin J. Ashton
“Pluralism matters because life is not worth living without new experiences - new people, new places, new challenges. But discipline matters too; we cannot simply treat life as a psychedelic trip through a series of novel sensations.” PeopleMatterLife IsChallengesNovelDisciplineTreatsSeriesSensationsWorth LivingPsychedelicNew ExperiencesNew PlacesPluralismNew ChallengesLife Is Not Worth Living Author:Tim Harford
“If we want energy security, then we have to reduce our appetite for fossil fuels. There's no other way. Other issues may crowd the headlines, but this is our fundamental challenge. Big challenges require bold action and leadership. To get the United States off fossil fuels in this uneasy national climate of terrorism and conflict in the Persian Gulf, we must treat the issue with the urgence and persistance it deserves. The measure of our success will be the condition on which we leave the world for the next generation.” IfsWorldWayWantMayStatesBigsActionNextEnergyChallengesUnitedUnited StatesIssuesGenerationsConditionsSecurityConflictDeserveTreatsFundamentalsClimateCrowdsTerrorismFuelAppetiteFossilsNext GenerationHeadlinesFossil FuelUneasyRenewable EnergyPersianBig ChallengesPersian GulfEnergy SecurityBold ActionsPersistance Author:Robert Redford
“Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as a challenge and try to get back on track as soon as possible.” TryingChallengesFocusTreatsTrackTennisGet BackInactivityRelapseBack On Track Author:Jimmy Connors