Pillars of Change

 “Let me point out to you that freedom is not something that anybody can be given; freedom is something people take and people are as free as they want to be. One hasn’t got to have an enormous military machine in order to be un-free when it’s simpler to be asleep, when it’s simpler to be apathetic, when it’s simpler, in fact, not to want to be free, to think that something else is more important”.

― James Baldwin, Nobody Knows My Name (July, 1961). 

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

― Harriet Tubman

“If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”

― Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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

― Feb. 5, 2008 (As Senator) Former President Barack Obama [Speech]

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

― Nelson Mandela

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”

― Mother Teresa

“I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. … We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.”

― Malala Yousafzai

“Justice is about making sure that being polite is not the same thing as being quiet. In fact, often times, the most righteous thing you can do is shake the table.”

― Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez