“The activist is not the person who says the river is dirty. The activist is the person who cleans up the river”

“The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.”

“you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility, and commitment.”

“Only when the last tree is cut; only when the last river is polluted; only when the last fish is caught; only then will they realize that you cannot eat money." The Cree Indians”

“To make peace is not a passive endeavor, but rather an activist mindset that works toward the end of conflict. In our world, it is not the soldier but the activist who calls for peace.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, if you ask someone to marry you and the person pukes, that's a sign.”

“Every person wishes to know of the proposals, the learned, and the ignorant. The learned understands the work proposed-he understands at least something, partly, or fully-but the ignorant and inexperienced understand nothing, not even when things are explained to them. Their ignorance moves them promptly to anger. They remain in ignorance because they want to show themselves learned, which they are not, and they move the other ignorant crowd to insistence on its own poor waysand to scorn for those who know.”