Better off Quote by Frances Moore Lappé

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

Beauty exists irrespective of financial circumstances.

— Frances Moore Lappé

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

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

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

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

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

I never like to use those terms [like pessimistic].

— Frances Moore Lappé

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

Old models of farming with chemicals and credit mostly favored privileged men.

— Frances Moore Lappé

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

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