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
Freedom is not the capacity to do whatever we please; freedom is the capacity to make intelligent choices. — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
After the journey around the world, writing Hope's Edge, I began to see that it is not possible to know what's possible… — 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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Old models of farming with chemicals and credit mostly favored privileged men. — Frances Moore Lappé 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 each other,… — 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 that our… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
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