Social movements Quotes by Marshall Ganz

Abstraction is the enemy of meaning.

— Marshall Ganz

Young people have an almost biological destiny to be hopeful.

— Marshall Ganz

When we tell our own story, we teach the values that our choices reveal, not as abstract principals, but as our lived experience. We…

— Marshall Ganz

Challenging the status quo takes commitment, courage, imagination, and, above all, dedication to learning.

— Marshall Ganz

If deep change depended solely on outside intervention it would never happen.

— Marshall Ganz

Storytelling may be what most distinguishes social movements from interest groups.

— Marshall Ganz

Hope is the belief in the probability of the possible rather than the necessity of the probable.

— Marshall Ganz

A story communicates fear, hope, and anxiety, and because we can feel it, we get the moral not just as a concept, but as…

— Marshall Ganz

There's a real sweet spot between challenge and hope - leaders make pathways that keep both firmly in view.

— Marshall Ganz

Movements have narratives. They tell stories, because they are not just about rearranging economics and politics. They also rearrange meaning. And they're not just…

— Marshall Ganz