“The economy is doing well when no one goes hungry. When everyone has a home to go to and doesn't have to worry about keeping the heat or lights on. When healthcare is automatic and an illness does not cause bankruptcy. When education is accessible to all.”— Maureen Johnson, twitter.com
“If I seem merciless, it's because I am. Mercy is reserved for the deserving, not the perpetrator.”— Rose McGowan, twitter.com
“Stop pointing the finger at other countries, other ethnicities, and other religious groups. Our country’s internal turmoil is self-created. The amount of HATRED and IGNORANCE I see comes from a severe blindness to human compassion and a close-mindedness to education.”— Cassey Ho, instagram.com
“clothed women still get harassed, black men in suits still get pulled over - conforming and assimilation will not stop the systems society has put in place to control the masses.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“We are each part of the answer, in small and big ways. This is the biggest challenge of our time, maybe of all time. We need everyone.”— Eric Holthaus, twitter.com
“A fast transition away from fossil fuels in the next few decades could be enough to put off rapid sea-level rise for centuries. That’s a decision worth countless trillions of dollars and millions of lives. 'The range of outcomes,' Bassis says, 'is really going to depend on choices that people make.'”— Eric Holthaus, grist.org
“A wholesale collapse of Pine Island and Thwaites would set off a catastrophe. Giant icebergs would stream away from Antarctica like a parade of frozen soldiers. All over the world, high tides would creep higher, slowly burying every shoreline on the planet, flooding coastal cities and creating hundr…”— Eric Holthaus, grist.org
“For the rest of our lives, every moment matters. Do what you can, whatever that is. Everyone has part of the answer. We need each other, and we are in this together. We can imagine and demand and build a better world. We must insist that time start now.”— Eric Holthaus, twitter.com
“We don't ever really "throw out" plastic as much as move it somewhere else to be someone (& something) else's problem.”— Daniel Dae Kim, twitter.com
“Any weapon we develop to kill ‘those people’ will always eventually be used to kill ‘our people.’ We need to think carefully not about whether these things should be legal but whether they should exist in the first place”— Saladin Ahmed, twitter.com
“If we’re being honest - and I feel like this crosses race and class lines - male culture tries to make boys/men feel fucked up for NOT being harassers. That’s how warped this shit is.”— Saladin Ahmed, twitter.com
“Men aren’t always just the perpetrators of sexual harassment - they can be its victims, too. It should be clear by now that this isn’t only a women’s issue. It’s a human issue.”— Gretchen Carlson, twitter.com
“It’s not just entertainment. It’s not just politics. It’s not just sports. Sexual harassment is an epidemic. Let’s stamp it out once and for all.”— Gretchen Carlson, twitter.com
“This country is suffering through a time of spiritual and moral decay. That is the level of the problem and it is the level of the solution.”— Marianne Williamson, twitter.com
“No individual or country will long thrive if they make money more important than people.”— Marianne Williamson, twitter.com
“We can't just fight sickness; we have to cultivate health. And we can't just fight wars; we have to cultivate peace.”— Marianne Williamson, twitter.com
“This is a turning point in our society and we don't realize it yet. When our eyes are finally open, what will we do?”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“Everyone has an opinion about everything/everybody but opinions aren't enough. We have to act. There is too much at stake.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“Being a ‘superstar’ is no excuse for sexual harassment. same rules must apply to all. stop protecting sex predators.”— Gretchen Carlson, twitter.com
“Women just want a safe, welcoming, and harassment-free work environment. That's it.”— Gretchen Carlson, twitter.com