Social Change Quotes
Certain barriers do require a critical mass of action at the right time to overcome the inertia that is greater than incremental change.
The day I realized I could speak well, I decided I won't speak for myself anymore.
Unless we learn to know ourselves, we run the danger of destroying ourselves.
I've always privately suspected that Jesus is in favor of revolutionaries, seeing as how he was a bit of one himself.
Be soft, don't let the world make you hard. Be gentle, don't let the people make you difficult. Be kind, don't let the realities of life steal your sweetness and make you heartless.
To every corner of the planet, to the young and old, to all humanity. I see your beauty. I really do.
History honors the unique minority the majority cannot forget.
It's all about the people. It's all for the people. It's all to the people. That's our ultimate goal.
I cannot live my life striving only for my own security, I can only feel secure when I see myself useful in other people's life.
Sarucha (age 8): "Look, down there, I recognize it, ciudad de Jerusalén (the city of Jerusalem)! Jerusalén!, Jerusalén!" she exclaimed.
Light has a voice?” Sarucha inquired, amazed.
If this society ascribes roles to Black men which they are not allowed to fulfill, is it Black women who must bend and alter our lives to compensate, or is it society that needs changing?
Sometimes losses in life are not losses at all. They are simply the evidence God provides, in order to build a story so profound, that it will cause social change.
Birth is to celebrate, death is to mourn - Menu 8 (Death: Loved Ones!)
Personal growth will cause a ripple effect as the growth in consciousness of enough people, one by one, can create general change, and lasting social improvements.
The poor stay poor here because they do not save enough.
Make a commitment to serve the needs of the ‘least of these’ and give voice to the voiceless.
Our situation is intolerable, but what's worseis to sit here and do nothing.
He was too smitten by his second wife and the sons she produced easily and regularly at eighteen-month intervals to bother too much about a daughter.
Philanthropists should find innovations that release the energies of people. Individuals don't want to be taken care of --they need to be given a chance to fulfill their own potential. (142)
Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) does not work. Opiate addicts live in our communities and in our families & they work in our businesses.
