Raj Patel

Economist Activist British-Indian Born 1972 (age 54)

Studies food sovereignty and critiques global food system economics.

392 quotes

"Truth is the foundation; everything else is decoration."
Truth
"Freedom is the responsibility to become who you were meant to be."
Freedom
"Peace begins with the silence we create within ourselves."
Peace
"Nature does not hurry; yet everything is accomplished."
Nature
"Art is the voice of those who have no political power."
Art
"Science is the poetry of the material world."
Science
"Music speaks to the part of us that logic cannot reach."
Music
"Faith is the bridge between doubt and certainty."
Faith
"Leadership is the privilege of serving others."
Leadership
"Work that does not feed the soul feeds only the wallet."
Work
"Dreams are the blueprints of our becoming."
Dreams
"Humor is the wisdom to laugh at what we cannot change."
Humor
"Beauty whispers while ugliness screams."
Beauty
"Perseverance is the marathon of the determined spirit."
Perseverance
"Gratitude is the antidote to entitlement."
Gratitude
"Creativity thrives where rules are questioned."
Creativity
"Justice without mercy is tyranny in a just costume."
Justice
"Kindness is the language everyone understands."
Kindness
"Strength whispers; weakness shouts for attention."
Strength
"Fear is the tyrant that rules those who will not face it."
Fear
"Power without responsibility is merely tyranny."
Power
"Money is a tool; the user determines its morality."
Money
"Health is the crown that only the sick see."
Health
"Adventure begins where comfort ends."
Adventure
"Imagination is the only infinity we possess."
Imagination
"Technology is neutral; humanity provides the direction."
Technology
"History repeats because we refuse to truly listen the first time."
History
"Philosophy is the love of wisdom, not its possession."
Philosophy
"Literature teaches us to see through the eyes of another."
Literature
"Politics that forgets the people becomes tyranny."
Politics