Laurie David Quotes

There's nothing quite as powerful as people feeling they can have impact and make a difference. When you've got that going for you, I think it's a very powerful way to implement change.

Anyone can make a difference, so you don't have to have it be some huge, global campaign... you can start small, and that's just as important.

The way to change the world is through individual responsibility and taking local action in your own community.

Grass-roots work is not flashy, and rarely celebrated on the national media level, but that is where change begins.

No matter what the issues are, it has to be handled at the grassroots. When you take part in something, even though that movement may lose, the juices start flowing and you feel you count. You count. Well, that's pretty important.

One man interacting creatively with others can move the world.

I always encourage people to start in their own personal universe, because sometimes we as parents start thinking about the big picture. How do I change what's happening in my entire school? And how do I do it in my community? And then you get overwhelmed and it's just like, "Forget it, I'll just stay here in my kitchen and wait." But, start small.

I want society to feel they are part of a process of change.

To rebuild confidence in the power of people working together to create something better, we must give people the power to do precisely that for themselves.

The most powerful thing we can do is get involved locally. Help our local community and become community activists in our own smaller circle.

It's not in the mainstream media, but across towns, it is amazing how there are small groups of people getting together and forming artistic collectives - they may not be being overtly political, but I'd say by channelling their energy into community projects, that's a valid political statement.

I'm asking people to vote for me because I'm an activist leader and a problem solver.

Forget being an actor-director: we, as citizens, have the responsibility to make the country a better place. And that doesn't mean advertising other people's agendas; it means looking at what is wrong and making it right.

I like talking about it, I like talking about world change. I like talking about things that you want to do in your community.

Be an active participant in your community and country. Every small gesture makes up the big gestures. Resist, rinse, repeat.

The challenge is to become part of the struggle, to make a positive difference.

People love seeing people trying to change stuff.

You don't have to change that much for it to make a great deal of difference. A few simple disciplines can have a major impact on how your life works out in the next 90 days, let alone in the next 12 months or the next 3 years.

How can you save the world you have not seen if you can't save the community you have seen?

I believe that one of the most important things to learn in life is that you can make a difference in your community no matter who you are or where you live.

We are intent on building a movement. The next step is grassroots town meetings. We must keep alive the dialogue around the covenants.

There are enough people who are starting to be actively involved that we can turn things around. And we need to encourage others to become involved.

If you want to effect change, start small.

If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It's very exhilarating.

This book [March], in my estimation, is a road map. It is a change agent. It is saying to people, "This is a way".