Inspiration Quotes

The spark that starts everything. Words that have launched movements, careers, and quiet revolutions.

19223 quotes

B
"Inspiration is contagious; spread it liberally."
Barbara Smith
"The most important thing we do is tell stories about what's possible"
Bill McKibben
B
"The documentation of Black life is an act of self-preservation and testimony."
Barbara Smith
W
"When indigenous people thrive, the Earth thrives."
Winona LaDuke
W
"The Earth is calling. Are you listening?"
Winona LaDuke
"The power of ordinary people doing extraordinary things should never be underestimated."
Bill McKibben
"There is always someone asking you to underestimate yourself."
Audre Lorde
"Our children cannot dream dreams we do not give them."
Audre Lorde
"Our power grows as we recognize it in ourselves and call it forth in others."
Audre Lorde
"True development respects nature and empowers communities, rather than exploiting both."
Vandana Shiva
"When we farm with nature rather than against it, abundance follows."
Vandana Shiva
"Communities that feed themselves are communities that are free."
Vandana Shiva
A
"The most radical act is to imagine and build a different world into being."
Angela Davis
A
"Inspiration is contagious; when one person acts, others find courage to act as well."
Angela Davis
N
"We cannot afford to be cynical about our capacity for change - cynicism is a luxury we don't have."
Naomi Klein
N
"The world we need is being built right now by people refusing to accept the world as it is."
Naomi Klein
A
"Small gestures of resistance matter more than we think."
Arundhati Roy
A
"Inspiration strikes those who are already moving."
Arundhati Roy
"The inspiration we need comes from frontline communities leading the way."
Bill McKibben
A
"Revolutionary work does not mean you have to be a revolutionary martyr."
Angela Davis
W
"We are the ones we have been waiting for to create the change we need."
Winona LaDuke
W
"The revolution we need is one of imagination, connection, and love."
Winona LaDuke
W
"The renewable future is not something we wait for; it is something we create."
Winona LaDuke
W
"Indigenous peoples are not relics of the past; we are the pioneers of the future."
Winona LaDuke
J
"We must act with the urgency that science demands."
James Hansen
J
"The transition to clean energy is inevitable."
James Hansen
N
"We are not fighting against something; we are fighting for something."
Naomi Klein
N
"The world we want is the world we must begin to build today."
Naomi Klein
"Despair is a luxury we cannot afford. Action is our only option."
Bill McKibben
"There are no new ideas, only new ways of making them felt."
Audre Lorde