Backdrop Quote by Chang-Rae Lee

I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of…

— Laura Hillenbrand

“In troubled times the efforts of one extraordinary person can turn the tide”

— Sara Donovan

In times of tragedy, we put our differences aside and work towards a common goal - a spirit of unity that we should strive…

— Phil Scott

Many activists don't want to hear about some grand narrative, one that could unify all of our struggles. So the major issue that needs…

— Michael Yates

“The explanatory stories that people find compelling are simple; are concrete rather than abstract; assign a larger role to talent, stupidity, and intentions than…

— Daniel Kahneman

“During extraordinary historical moments—both world wars, the aftermath of the Great Depression, or the peak of the civil rights era—the usual categories dividing “activists”…

— Naomi Klein

I think the most important thing really was that you could take very personal ideas and present them to an audience in entertaining ways.

— Ron Howard

“A planetary vision of bloody racial struggle, something not inherently attractive to most people most of the time, was translated at moments of stress…

— Timothy Snyder

I wanted to portray very, very dark subject matter and a deceptively complex story in the brightest colours and simplest lines possible to leave…

— Mark Millar

“If you have committed all things to impacting a life at a time, or impacting a community or society, then welcome to a life…

— Sunday Adelaja

I want to show people as they are, not glorified, no shame - fat, bulges, wrinkles and all. I want the work to be…

— Judy Dater

“I tried to map the cultural trends leading up to it but as I did they grew, interconnecting and weaving backwards and sideways out…

— Vanessa Veselka