Daniel Ellsberg Quotes

We live in a globalising world. That means that all of us, consciously or not, depend on each other. Whatever we do or refrain from doing affects the lives of people who live in places we'll never visit.

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

When the world needs someone to do the really big stuff, you need an American.

I think there is a place where self-awareness becomes self-preoccupation if you don't take what you have discovered and bring it to bear on the conditions of the world.

Decisions are made by those who show up. Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world.

If we do not like what we see in the world, we must face what we don't like in ourselves. As we change, the world will change with us.

We have to be the best global citizens we can be.

The greatest need in the world today is faith in God and courage to do His will.

If the whole world followed you, would you be pleased with where you took it?

I would imagine that what you try to do is to - is to be as sensitive to the environment that surrounds you as possible. As you see, my work has become increasingly global. My presence in the world has become increasingly global.

To change the world you'll need a pen.

Being a man with a conscience I simply felt that I had to do something - anything! - about the world we live in.

The whole world is waiting. The whole world needs you.

I was going to save the world, and I thought I would start with the African continent.

I want to do the right thing for the American people. And to be honest, secondarily, I want to do the right thing for the world.

We need to figure out how to have the things we love, and not destroy the world.

It is courage the world needs, not infallibility...courage is always the surest wisdom.

The actions and inactions of hundreds of millions of people and nearly 200 states, will affect what kind of world emerges in the time ahead.

An education that teaches you to understand something about the world has done only half of the assignment. The other half is to teach you to do something about making the world a better place.

Compassion can change a lot of things, including the world. Young people especially need to know that, because they're the future.

Courage is indispensible because in politics not life but the world is at stake.

How dare Americans allow their government to cause such misery [in the world].

There is so much work left to be done in the world and for me, I am hoping to make the change I can and do the work I need to do through this gift I've been given.

My job, personally, is to do as much as I can to spread the warning that if we're not careful, it will end. The problem is, we don't think beyond our immediate needs.

The whole world is our dining room, but be careful: it is also our garbage can