I've grown certain that the root of all fear is that we've been forced to deny who we are. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
I think that fear of embarrassment is the essence of the human challenge. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Because we are living in a culture increasingly dominated by fear where many feel blocked. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
For me, just showing up for the traveling and writing gave me the power to overcome my fear of fear. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Fear doesn't necessarily mean that we have to stop. It doesn't mean that we are failures. It doesn't mean that we are… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
What we need to get right is not focusing on the fear associated with quantity - not enough, scarcity, and lack -… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Little wonder that it can seem unthinkable to say "no, thanks" to the modern-day equivalent of our tribe - our fear-driven culture. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
If we start with "limits" and a premise of scarcity and fear, it makes us fearful of each other, and that makes… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
[Fear] means that we are human beings walking into the unknown, and that we are risking breaking with others for something we… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
We can all reprogram our brain's responses by putting ourselves into new, initially uncomfortable situations. We'll learn fear might not mean 'stop';… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Nature has an incredible capacity for regeneration and growth, but we can't experience it if we stay fearful and focused on lack. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Every time you take a step and walk with your fear, you'll never know the impact. But you can be certain somebody's… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
I learned this [ that fear doesn't have to stop me] when my world came apart. I was living a life-long dream… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
We'll learn fear might not mean 'stop'; personally, I've come to believe fear usually means 'go.' It always means listen closely. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Hunger is a people-made phenomenon, so the central issue is power: the power of those who make the decisions about what is grown and… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
What is different and exciting is how much we have learned. We learned we were right that we don't need the chemical model of… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
We hear, "Oh, we need to patent GMOs and develop new strains and new chemicals because Nature can't provide what we need." I have… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
The good life may mean doing some things that do not feel comfortable. It may mean sitting long hours just with yourself as you… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
That's what happened when my own life crumbled. The people who came into my life bolstered me to take more risks, to be even… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
If we cannot know what's possible, then we are free to do that which is pulling our hearts and that which is life serving. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
My path has not been smooth. But the great thing about getting to be an elder is that you can look back and see… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
Old models of farming with chemicals and credit mostly favored privileged men. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
What an extraordinary time to be alive. We're the first people on our planet to have real choice: we can continue killing each other,… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
Honest hope has an edge. It's messy. It requires that we let go of all pat answers, all preconceived formulas, all confidence that our… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
Because we are living in a culture increasingly dominated by fear where many feel blocked. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
What we see today is a world movement represented by the World Social Forum, involving all sorts of interactions across cultures, not to create… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
The problem is that our whole tribe - if you will, the larger community of humanity itself - is on a death march ecologically… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share
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