#cia

Social media spark a revelation that we, the people, have a voice, and through the democratization of content and ideas we can once again unite around common passions, inspire movements, and ignite change. ↗

— Brian Solis

#business

Change in the societies at the very bottom must come predominantly from within; we cannot impose it on them. ↗

— Paul Collier

#development #social-change #change

All social inequalities which have ceased to be considered expedient, assume the character not of simple inexpediency, but of injustice, and appear so tyrannical, that people are apt to wonder how they ever could have. been tolerated; forgetful that they themselves perhaps tolerate other inequalities under an equally mistaken notion of expediency, the correction of which would make that which they approve seem quite as monstrous as what they have at last learnt to condemn. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

#racism #social-change #change

Be genuinely interested in everyone you meet and everyone you meet will be genuinely interested in you ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#being-genuine #building-relationships #inspirational-quotes #making-friends #meeting-people

I may not be where I want to be but I'm thankful for not being where I used to be. ↗

— Habeeb Akande

#god #gratitude #inspirational #life #motivational

You've got to clock the hours and pay your dues. Then eventually, people will come to you. You have to be patient and appreciative. ↗

— Elisabeth Rohm

#be patient #clock #come #dues #eventually

He would talk about how important all music was. How it took us--not just the people who played it but the people who heard it--to a place above the normal boring world. ↗

— Jon Skovron

#inspirational

How would your life be different if...You didn’t wait for someone else to fix a problem or social issue? Let today be the day...You take up a cause that you feel in your heart and give your time and efforts towards that cause. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#helping #inspirational #life #motivational #social-issue

Do you really believe ... that everything historians tell us about men – or about women – is actually true? You ought to consider the fact that these histories have been written by men, who never tell the truth except by accident. ↗

— Moderata Fonte

#double-standards #feminism #gender #history #hypocrisy

Someone gave me this glass, and I really like this glass. It holds my water admirably and it glistens in the sunlight. I touch it and it rings! One day the wind may blow it off the shelf, or my elbow may knock it from the table. I know this glass is already broken, so I enjoy it incredibly. ↗

— Achaan Chah Subhaddo (Subato)

#inspirational #inspirational