* "We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind." -- Wangari Maathai * "Every one of us can make a contribution. And quite often we are looking for the big things and forget that, wherever we are, we can make a contribution... just imagine what's happening if there are billions of people out there doing something. Just imagine the power of what we can do." ~ Wangari Maathai

* "I fear the future I wish for my children is at risk, so I'm taking action. Please join me... " -- Madonna

* "I think that the celebrity is a really important thing, because we have the voice that's recognizable, that can educate people to make a difference and empower them to make a difference, and to also get things in motion with the people in charge that can effect change." -- Alyssa Milano

* A lot of political people, especially people on the left, have forgotten the importance of humor as an incredible weapon, and a vehicle through which to affect change. -- Michael Moore

* In less than a century we experienced great movement. The youth movement! The labor movement! The civil rights movement! The peace movement! The solidarity movement! The women's movement! The disability movement! The disarmament movement! The gay rights movement! The environmental movement! Movement! Transformation! Is there any reason to believe we are done? -- Holly Near

* It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today. -- Barack Obama * YES WE CAN! -- Barack Obama * Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change. -- Barack Obama

* Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. -- Barack Obama

* Our generation has the ability and the responsibility to make our ever-more connected world a more hopeful, stable and peaceful place. -- Natalie Portman * Social networking is playing a huge role in creating awareness and mobilizing support for all kinds of common interests. What better way to use this remarkable tool than to change the world? -- Natalie Portman

* Our generation has the ability and the responsibility to make our ever-more connected world a more hopeful, stable and peaceful place. -- Natalie Portman

* "We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt

* This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. -- Theodore Roosevelt

* "You must believe that you can help bring about a better world." -- Bertrand Russell * "You must believe that you can help bring about a better world. A good society is produced only by good individuals, just as truly as a majority in a presidential election is produced by the votes of single electors." -- Bertrand Russell

 

We Can Create a Better World

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