Raj Patel

Economist Activist British-Indian Born 1972 (age 54)

Studies food sovereignty and critiques global food system economics.

392 quotes

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Life
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
Kindness
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others."
Gratitude
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
Motivation
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
Wisdom
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Nature
"We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about your thoughts."
Philosophy
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
Freedom
"Silence is a source of great strength."
Solitude
"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore."
Courage
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."
Health
"The greatest discoveries of all time have been made by following a hunch."
Science
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Art
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Music
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
Faith
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Leadership
"Money is a tool. Used properly it makes you happy. Misused it destroys you."
Money
"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Technology
"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
History
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Philosophy
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
Literature
"War is the continuation of politics by other means."
War
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
Justice
"Patience is the strength of the weak."
Patience
"Strength does not come from winning."
Strength
"Power resides only in people's belief."
Power
"The dream is real, my friends, and the rest is sleep."
Dreams
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Imagination
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty."
Beauty
"In the end, only kindness matters."
Kindness