Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually going to be possible.

I do what I can,' I said. 'When I can do more, I will. You know that.

Wrong is an addictive, repetitive story; Right is where the movement is.

The role of an activist is not to lead the masses with a flag draped around his or her shoulders. Activists meet a few people at a time in a coffee shop to explain in hushed tones why they should believe when no one else does. An activist’s moment is not the moment of change; it is the period when change seems impossible.

The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity.

If you look at the science that describes what is happening on earth today and aren't pessimistic, you don't have the correct data. If you meet people in this unnamed movement and aren't optimistic, you haven't got a heart.