Beauty is created by fellow human beings, and enhanced because they are in relationship with each other. — Frances Moore Lappé Beauty Copy Share Image
Approaches to growing food that align with nature changed human relationships. — Frances Moore Lappé Approach Copy Share Image
We can't see ahead of time what actions are going to be the ones that move history in dramatic ways. — Frances Moore Lappé Action Copy Share Image
The good life for me always meant connecting with those big, important issues that grown-ups get so excited about. — 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 Death Copy Share Image
We are very much social creatures who model ourselves on one another. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
I think that fear of embarrassment is the essence of the human challenge. — Frances Moore Lappé Challenges Copy Share Image
Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy, — Frances Moore Lappé Democracy Copy Share Image
That's what happened when my own life crumbled. The people who came into my life bolstered me to take more risks, to… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
We got hooked on grain-fed meat just as we got hooked on gas guzzling automobiles. Big cars made sense only when oil… — Frances Moore Lappé Automobile Copy Share Image
Each of us carries within us a worldview, a set of assumptions about how the world works - what some call a… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
I think we are at a new evolutionary stage. We evolved in tight-knit tribes in which we faced death if we didn't… — Frances Moore Lappé Death Copy Share Image
Humans need to feel effective - to feel that we can "make a dent," as he puts it. So the art of… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
What has dawned on me is that focusing on the "finite planet" frame sends a message that we have gone as far… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Honest hope has an edge. It's messy. It requires that we let go of all pat answers, all preconceived formulas, all confidence… — 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 Culture Copy Share Image
What we see today is a world movement represented by the World Social Forum, involving all sorts of interactions across cultures, not… — Frances Moore Lappé Community Copy Share Image
A teacher told me this story some time ago: She asked her students to line up in order of how much power… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Recent breakthroughs in science show we have just the capacities we need to face our planet's challenges. We're "soft-wired" for cooperation, empathy,… — Frances Moore Lappé Breakthrough Copy Share Image
Despite a tenfold increase in the use of pesticides between 1947 and 1974 (in the US), crop losses due to pests have...remained… — Frances Moore Lappé Age Copy Share Image
There is no formula. We all must become spirited inventors. There's no single answer - not even a single starting point. Even… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
On the one hand, our social nature is our greatest beauty - it means that we have natural empathy and sympathy. But… — Frances Moore Lappé Beauty Copy Share Image
What an extraordinary time to be alive. We're the first people on our planet to have real choice: we can continue killing… — Frances Moore Lappé Alive Copy Share Image
Diane Wilson asked, "Why aren't people upset? Why aren't people protesting?" The mayor and county commissioners told her to keep quiet, and… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
I think that luxury has nothing to do with money, and everything to do with beauty. — Frances Moore Lappé Beauty Copy Share Image
Science is showing us that we are even more connected to each other than we ever realized. — 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
We can choose who we bring into our lives. We can choose who will reinforce our risk taking. — Frances Moore Lappé Choice Copy Share Image
My whole mission in life is to help us find the power we lack to create the world we want. — Frances Moore Lappé Goals Copy Share Image
With an eco-mind, we get ready for surprises, for we realize it's just not possible to know what's possible. — Frances Moore Lappé Eco 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 Fear Copy Share Image
I also believe that it's almost impossible for people to change alone. We need to join with others who will push us… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Women can succeed in villages all over the world today without relying on heavy machinery or debt. They can take leadership roles… — Frances Moore Lappé Agriculture Copy Share Image
Breaking with the pack may be exactly what we should be doing. Saying "no" to the dominant culture that is trapping us… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
A life-long mission has been to counter the notion that political engagement is the spinach we must eat in order to have… — 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
Individuality doesn't just mean individualism-standing alone. It means developing one's unique gifts, and being able to share them for the enjoyment of… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Food has always been at the center of community bonding, of family life, and simple pleasure, but it is becoming more and… — 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
[O]ur greatest contributions to the cause of freedom and development overseas is not what we do over there, but what we do… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
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