“To be alive is the biggest fear humans have. Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive — the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Just being ourself is the biggest fear of humans. We have learned to live by other people’s points of view because of the fear of not being accepted and of not being good enough for someone else.” — The Four Agreements, p17
“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There is no “they” — businesses are guided by all of “us.” — Organic Manifesto by Maria Rodale, p 119
“The EPA acknowledges that triclosan is linked to antibiotic resistance, and that it is showing up in fish and drinking water.” — Organic Manifesto by Maria Rodale, p22
“Our life expectancy is the shortest and our infant mortality rate is the highest of any developed nation.” — Organic Manifesto by Maria Rodale, p18
“What other people think of you is none of your business, that’s their burden, not yours.” — Faylee James on The Self Improvement Blog
(Source: theselfimprovementblog.com)
“If you define yourself by your possessions and financial status, you’ll never find peace of mind, lasting contentment, and deep-rooted happiness.” — Lighten Up by Peter Walsh, p7
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” — Frederick Koenig
“Despite labor regulations, the number of hours we toil today is more than the medieval peasants endured during the feudal period.” — Radical Homemakers, p88
“Since corporations claim no legal accountability other than to make money for their shareholders, we are living in, and largely governed by, an extractive economy that is divorced from our life systems.” — Radical Homemakers, p51