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We can't see ahead of time what actions are going to be the ones that move history in dramatic ways.
Frances Moore Lappé
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Frances Moore Lappé
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 10
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Every time you take a step and walk with your fear, you'll never know the impact. But you can be certain somebody's watching, and that courage is contagious.
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My whole mission in life is to help us find the power we lack to create the world we want.
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Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully.
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Freedom is not the capacity to do whatever we please freedom is the capacity to make intelligent choices.
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[O]ur greatest contributions to the cause of freedom and development overseas is not what we do over there, but what we do right here at home.
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