Benay Lappe Quotes & Sayings

But what I remember is the countryside then, the brilliance of outdoors and outwindows, and the sunlight streaming through the lozenge shapes of the glass, and we were locked away from it, locked inside to worship. And there was the sun out there for everyone else to see. Good God, tell me Clovis wasn't lonely at dawn. Tell me he wasn't sick at the sunset. — William Gaddis

The making of adaptable, curious, open, questioning people has nothing to do with vocational training and everything to do with humanistic and scientific studies. — Neil Postman

Every experience is a gift and happens for a reason. No matter how big or small, we are reminded that we are the captains of our ship. — Alexz Johnson

What do you love, and what do you know? And then, what are you curious about? Everyone has a unique story, unique interests-and these are what should drive your inquiries. So if you're having trouble figuring out your area of interest, spend some time thinking about what you know, and what you love, and what makes you different. The more different you are, the better. — Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Accurate knowledge is the basis of correct opinions; the want of it makes the opinions of most people of little value. — Charles Simmons

When we talk about compassion we talk in terms of being kind. But compassion is not so much being kind; it is being creative [enough] to wake a person up — Chogyam Trungpa

Taking chances is always a good thing. If we don't take chances we loose our adventurous side, and all the things that could have been if we didn't take them. — Sandra Golden

And when all was said and done the lies a fellow told about himself couldn't probably hold a proverbial candle to the wholesale whoppers other fellows coined about him. — James Joyce

Ignorance is nothing more than an epidemic of people who want to stay sick. — Meghan Blistinsky

People have a right to their own opinions, but not to their own facts. Evidence must be located, not created, and opinions not backed by evidence cannot be given much weight. — James W. Loewen