No society has fulfilled its democratic promise if people go hungry... If some go without food they have surely been deprived of… — Frances Moore Lappé Democracy 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 Democratic Copy Share Image
I understand, of course, that grain-fed meat is not the cause of the world hunger problem-and eating some of it doesn't directly… — Frances Moore Lappé Balance Copy Share Image
I think back to when I was growing up in Fort Worth, Texas, in the 1950s, during the [John] McCarthy era, with… — Frances Moore Lappé Bedroom Copy Share Image
Many families participate in the Community Supported Agriculture movement, which allows a family to buy shares in a farmer's produce so that… — Frances Moore Lappé Agriculture Copy Share Image
much agricultural land which might be growing food is being used instead to 'grow' money (in the form of coffee, tea, etc.). — Frances Moore Lappé Coffee 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
Science is showing us that we are even more connected to each other than we ever realized. — Frances Moore Lappé Connected Copy Share Image
We evolved to be problem-solvers, to create, to be choosers of our own future! — Frances Moore Lappé Problem Copy Share Image
The real cause of hunger is the powerlessness of the poor to gain access to the resources they need to feed themselves. — Frances Moore Lappé Causes 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
Engagement is the good life. What could be more exciting than getting involved in something that you care about and joining with… — Frances Moore Lappé Care 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
I had the realization that hunger is not caused by scarcity of food, it is caused by the production system and an… — Frances Moore Lappé Absence 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 Appropriate 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 Believe 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 Believe Copy Share Image
This is the first generation to know that the choices we're making have ultimate consequences. It's a time when you either choose… — Frances Moore Lappé Choice 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 Acres 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 Finite Copy Share Image
Hope is not what we find in evidence, it's what we become in action. — Frances Moore Lappé Action Copy Share Image
I'm neither an optimist nor a pessimist. I am a dyed-in-the-woo l possibilist! By this, I mean with an eco-mind, we see… — Frances Moore Lappé Change 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
“Luxury as beauty" has nothing to do with a particular place or an object's price tag. It is seeing with eyes for… — Frances Moore Lappé Beauty Copy Share Image
