Wednesday, 26 September 2012

10 Inspiring Quotes From Mashable’s Social Good Summit (reposted from Jennifer Shore)

Just found this little video mash-up posted by Jennifer Shore and thought it was a great selection of inspirational thoughts from the Social Good Summit and it would add to your day. Enjoy!

10 Inspiring Quotes From Mashable’s Social Good Summit



A few of my favorites:


 “More is spent in a single month [in the U.S.] fighting the war on drugs than all monies ever expended domestically or internationally fighting slavery from its inception. Per month, we spend more on the drug war than we ever have trying to free slaves.”
 — Mira Sorvino, actress and U.N. goodwill ambassador


“We have to not just open our eyes to what’s going on in other places; we need to open our eyes to what’s going on right in front of us.”
 —Forest Whitaker, artist and UNESCO goodwill ambassador


“You always hear the phrase ‘advocacy starts at home.’ In reality, with all the power we have to connect, it really means at home — where you’re sitting. It’s about doing what you can from where you are. We’re fortunate to have these tools to let you distill your message to make sure you’re getting out what you want to say and create a call to action.”
 — Claire Diaz-Ortiz, lead social innovator at Twitter


"We are living at a moment when anyone can be a diplomat. All you have to do is hit SEND." — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

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