“When you don’t know that you don’t know, it’s a lot different than when you do know that you don’t know.” ~ Bill Parcells More on Don’t Know: “I think you can never ever lie, ever. If you don’t know, say, ‘I don’t know’.”~ Gore Verbinski “The central dilemma in journalism is that you don’tContinue reading “Don’t Know”
Author Archives: Phoebe Featherly
Reform
“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” ~ Frederick Douglass More on reform: “Conservatives will fight hard to preserve the institutions of massContinue reading “Reform”
Support
“In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.” ~ Desmond Tutu More on support: “IContinue reading “Support”
Listen
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” ~ Winston Churchill More on listening: “To survive and even thrive in a changing world, nature offers another great lesson: the survivors are those who at the least adapt to change, or even betterContinue reading “Listen”
Come Together
“Let us come together before we’re annihilated.” ~ Stevie Wonder More on coming together: “I like that about London. It comes together when it needs to, and it has magic.”~ Faye Marsay “Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.”~ Dalai Lama “Coming together should be considered something positive forContinue reading “Come Together”
Grieve
“Black Lives Matter started from a post that I put on Facebook after the acquittal of George Zimmerman. I woke up in the middle of the night sobbing, just trying to process what had happened and wanting to find community around being in a lot of grief and having a lot of rage.” ~ AliciaContinue reading “Grieve”
Organize
“Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.” ~ Dolores Huerta More on organizing: “It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of organization. Capital organizes and therefore labor must organize.”~ Theodore Roosevelt “From the depth of needContinue reading “Organize”
Envision
“Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is good . . . everyone has his own idea of good and evil and must choose to follow the good and fight evil as he conceives them. That would be enough toContinue reading “Envision”
Care
“A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead More on caring: “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have theContinue reading “Care”
Wise Up
“You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.” ~ Tom Brokaw More on education: “A person who won’t read has no advantage overContinue reading “Wise Up”