I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less then perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.
It is not enough to ask, 'Will my act harm other people?' Even if the answer is No,
my act may still be wrong, because of its effects on other people.
I should ask, 'Will my act be one of a set of acts that will together harm other people?' The answer may be Yes.
And the harm to others may be great. If this is so, I may be acting very wrongly, like the Harmless Torturers.
What now matters most is that we rich people give up some of our luxuries,
ceasing to overheat the Earth's atmosphere, and taking care of this planet in other ways, so that it continues to support intelligent life.
We must learn now that humanity is all one big family.
Don't be an optimist
if it makes you relax.
Don't be a pessimist
if it makes you give up.
Be an activist
and ask, what can I do?
Those who have the priviledge to know have the duty to act.
I have learned in my life that optimism is not the result of changing the world but the route to doing so.
The one who has hope, lives differently.
I dreamed that life was joy I awakened and saw that life was duty I acted, and duty became joy.
He that plants trees loves others besides himself.
You cannot get through a single day
without having an impact on the world around you.
What you do makes a difference, and you have
to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
Great things never come from comfort zones.
Those who act while others are still talking are a great step ahead in.
It doesn’t matter how slow you go as long as you don’t stop.
Another world is not only possible, she's on the way and, on a quiet day, if you listen very carefully you can hear her breathe.
We need a r/evolution of the mind. We need a r/evolution of the heart.
We need a r/evolution of the spirit… We need to be weapons of mass construction. Weapons of mass love.
It’s not enough just to change the system. we need to change ourselves.
R/evolution means protecting the people, the plants, the animals, the air, the water.
R/evolution means saving this planet. R/evolution is love.
Do right always. It will give you satisfaction in life.
When we show respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.
May the sun bring you new energy by day. May the moon softly restore you by night.
May the rain wash away your worries. May the breeze blow new strength into your beings.
And all the days of your lives may you walk gently through the world and know its beauty.
If you stand for a reason, be prepared to stand like a tree.
If you fall onto the ground, fall like a seed that grows back to fight again.
A guy climbs up the steep steps to the Golden Gate
to presents himself to St. Peter and
St.Peter says, "So, show me your scars!" "Scars?" the guy says,
"Uh, I...I don't have any scars.." "No scars?!"
St. Peter asks incredulously. "Was there nothing worth fighting for?"
Real hope for the future of the climate can’t come from admiring
the inspirational deeds of others – it has to be earned.
Our largest problems won’t be solved by heroes.
They’ll be solved, if they are, by movements, coalitions, civil society.
If you’re feeling hopeless about climate change,
get involved with people who are actively involved in doing things.
Every single individuum makes a difference.
The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.
I'd rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right.