Be an Activist

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to

the whole community and as long as I live,

it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

George Bernard Shaw

Allegiance to an evil system means partaking

in the evil. A good person will resist an

evil system with his whole soul.

Mahatma Gandhi

The world will not be destroyed by those

who do evil, but by those who watch

 them without doing anything.

Albert Einstein

There are many noteworthy examples of

ordinary evil in every culture and country

around the globe, but in terms of preventable

evil I am hard pressed to find any examples

that approach those systematically perpetrated

by humans against the members of other species.

Lawrence Pope

It is more important to prevent animal suffering,

rather than sit to contemplate the evils

of the universe.

Buddha

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression

and cruelty by the bad people but

the silence over that by the good people.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

- Make a clear intention - how do I want to contribute to this world?

- Take a leap of faith. Don't let fear determine your actions.

- Personal branding & communication skills to reach as many as possible.

- Plant seeds. You never know what they will grow into.

- Use your strengths. Direct them towards your mission.

- Have a positive vibe. Nudge and be inclusive but always maintain a clear message.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Voltaire

Jo Frederiks

Think about what your skills are, and what you

enjoy doing, or what you're good at and

employ those specific skills to make

the world a better place.

Jo-Anne McArthur

Our lives no longer belong to us alone:

they belong to all those who

need us desperately.

Eli Wiesel

I have seen firsthand how injustice

gets overlooked when the victims are

powerless or vulnerable, when they have

no one to speak up for them and no means of

representing themselves to a higher authority.

Animals are in precisely that position.

Unless we speak out on their behalf,

abuse and cruelty goes unchallenged.

Desmond Tutu

Terror becomes total when it becomes

independent of all opposition; it rules

supreme when nobody any longer stands

in its way. If lawfulness is the essence of

non-tyrannical government and lawlessness

is the essence of tyranny, then terror is

the essence of totalitarian domination.

Hannah Arendt

The problem is that humans have victimized

animals to such a degree that they are

not even considered victims.

They are not considered at all.

Gary Yourofsky

You can also commit injustice

by doing nothing.

Marcus Aurelius

People who say it cannot be done

should not interrupt those who are doing it.

George Bernard Shaw

Those who love peace must learn to organize

as effectively as those who love war.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

If you are neutral in situations of injustice,

you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

Desmond Tutu

Just one candle can light another and can light

thousands of other candles, so one heart

illuminates another heart and can

illuminate thousands of other hearts.

Leo Tolstoy

Life is no brief candle to me.

It is a sort of splendid torch

which I have got a hold of for the moment and

I want to make it burn as brightly as possible

before handing it on to future generations.

George Bernard Shaw

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

Consciousness & A.I. 🤖

Emotion is the chief source of consciousness.

There is no change from darkness to light or

from inertia to movement without emotion.

Carl Jung

Gods always behave like the people

who created them.

Zora Neale Hurston

The femme fatale expresses woman's ancient

and eternal control of the sexual realm.

The specter of the femme fatale stalks

all of men's relationships with women.

Camille Paglia

Computers will overtake humans with AI

within the next 100 years. When that happens,

we need to make sure the computers

have goals aligned with ours.

Stephen Hawking

Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental

test... consists of its attitude towards those

who are at its mercy: animals.

Milan Kundera

True empathy is not self-focused but

other-oriented. Instead of making humanity

the measure of all things, we need to evaluate

other species by what they are.

Frans de Waal

Compassion is the signature

of higher consciousness.

Amit Ray

The destiny of civilized humanity depends more

than ever on the moral forces it is capable

of generating.

Albert Einstein

The Creature includes animals within its moral

codes, but is thwarted and deeply frustrated

when seeking to be included within the moral

codes of humanity. It learns that regardless

of its own inclusive moral standards, the human

circle is drawn in such a way that both it

and the other animals are excluded from it.

Carol J. Adams

If a group of beings were to land on Earth -

beings who considered themselves as superior

to you as you feel yourself to be to other animals

- would you concede them the rights over you

that you assume over other animals?

George Bernard Shaw

The basis of all animal rights should be

the Golden Rule: we should treat them

as we would wish them to treat us, were

any other species in our dominant position.

Christine Stevens

The question is not, "Can they reason?"

nor "Can they talk?" but, "Can they suffer?"

Jeremy Bentham

Man worships an invisible God and destroys

a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature

he's destroying is this God he's worshiping.

Hubert Reeves

Feminine Evolution 🌸

The place between your comfort zone and

your dream is where your life takes place.

Helen Keller

A Feminine Impression - Femininity for Teenagers Part 2

Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own

thing and work hard. The right people - the ones

who really belong in your life - will come to you.

Will Smith

Anyone who has never made a mistake

has never tried anything new.

Albert Einstein

Learning is the beginning of wealth.

Searching and learning is where the miracle

process all begins. The great breakthrough

in your life comes when you realize

that you can learn anything you need to learn

to accomplish any goal that you set for yourself.

These means there are no limits

on what you can be, have or do.

Albert Einstein

1. Boundaries.

2. Language.

3. Belief.

4. Stop gossiping.

5. Discipline.

6. Responsibility.

7. Spirituality.

8. Clothing style.

9. Stop giving unwanted advice.

10. Manage my daydreaming.

11. Kindness.

12. Gratitude.

13. Courage.

14. Generosity.

15. Cleanliness.

16. Apologize.

17. Drink water.

A Feminine Impression - 25 Ways I've Changed Since 25

Education is not the learning of facts,

but training of the mind to think.

Albert Einstein

We do not learn from experience...

we learn from reflecting on experience.

John Dewey

A life spent making mistakes is not only

more honorable, but more useful

than a life spent doing nothing.

George Bernard Shaw

1. Get a blow-dry.

2. Nurture your network.

3. Location, location, location...

4. Align yourself with what you want to attract.

5. Find a sport that you really enjoy.

6. Be open-minded.

7. Be passionate about something.

The Anna Bey Podcast - 7 Things I Wish I Knew in My 20's

1. There will always be people that don't like us and that's OK.

2. If a man ghosts you, he's not even a candidate.

3. Get therapy.

4. Be careful who you trust. Those who speak ill of others in your presence, speak ill of you in your absence.

5. Your look is half of your package, but only half. Your behavior and personality is what defines you. Confidence, elegance, femininity and authenticity is what makes a woman irresistible.

6. Elegance is an important tool to gain the respect of others. It's about self-respect and respect for others.

7. Don't stress about finding a man. Stress is a blocker. Work on yourself.

1. Change the narrative.

2. Embrace discomfort.

3. Don't compare yourself to others.

I believe we all have a right to enjoy and

experience this thing called life. And

I don't need to eat death to nourish

myself and give myself life.

Chef Babette

Respect life and life will respect you.

Love life and love will shower

blessings on you.

Rajneesh

Once you stop learning you start dying.

Albert Einstein

Loving yourself is part of loving God.

Take care of the temple that houses your soul.

A well maintained body allows

the soul to live it's purpose fully.

Mastin Kipp

Compassion is the signature

of higher consciousness.

Amit Ray

1. Set boundaries and speak up.

2. Become the person you like.

3. Shift your thought patterns.

4. Choose self-care as a lifestyle.

5. Rejection is redirection.

6. There is no such thing as "falling behind".

7. Invest in your everyday life.

 A woman is the full circle.

Within her is the power to create,

nurture and transform.

Diane Mariechild

Atheism, Apostasy & Spirituality

Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith,

a clean one, have something in common:

they both begin where reason ends.

Harper Lee

No man ever believes that the Bible means

what it says; He is always convinced

that is says what he means.

George Bernard Shaw

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

William Shakespeare

It is usually futile to try to talk facts and

analysis to people who are enjoying a sense

of moral superiority in their ignorance.

Thomas Sowell

Disagreement is not oppression. Argument

is not assault. Words are not violence.

The answer to speech we do not like

is more speech.

Douglas Murray

Women and freethinkers in traditional Muslim

communities inherit a double burden. If they

want to live in the modern world, they must

confront not only the theocrats, but many

secular liberals - whose apathy, sanctimony,

and hallucinations of 'racism' throw yet

another veil over their suffering.

Sam Harris

Bolshevism is to be reckoned with

Mohammedanism rather than with

Christianity and Buddhism.

Christianity and Buddhism are primarly

personal religions, with mystical doctrines

and a love of contemplation.

Mohammedanism and Bolshevism are

practical, social, unspiritual, concerned

to win the empire of the world.

Bertrand Russell

This is my simple religion.

There is no need for temples;

no need for complicated philosophy.

Our own brain, our own heart is our temple;

The philosophy is kindness.

Dalai Lama

Morality is doing what is right, no matter

what you are told. Religion is doing

what you are told, no matter what is right.

H.L. Mencken

The world is my country, all mankind

are my brethren, and to do good

is my religion.

Thomas Paine

No one has ever seen God; but if we love

one another, God lives in us and his

love is made complete in us.

1 John 4:12

Man worships an invisible God

and destroys a visible Nature.

Unaware that this Nature he's destroying

is this God he's worshiping.

Hubert Reeves

Serving God is to do good,

but praying is thought an easier service

and therefore more generally chosen.

Benjamin Franklin

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.

It is daily admission of one's weakness.

It is better in prayer to have a heart without

words than words without a heart.

Mahatma Gandhi

Most people do not pray; they only beg.

George Bernard Shaw

1. Fasting.

2. Create a morning routine.

3. Daily prayer/meditation.

4. Embrace personal accountability.

5. Read.

6. Change your diet.

7. Remove negative influences.

8. Stretching & exercise.

9. Daily affirmations.

10. Healing.

There are two ways through life:

the way of Nature and the way of Grace.

You have to decide which one you'll follow.

Terrence Malick

Love a man even in his sin, for that is

the semblance of Divine Love and

is the highest love on earth.

Love all of God's creation,

the whole and every grain of sand in it.

Love every leaf, every ray of  God's light.

Love the animals, love the plants,

love everything. If you love everything,

you will perceive

the divine mystery of things.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Mad Men

When a person can't find a deep sense

of meaning, they distract themselves

with pleasures.

Victor Frankl

Change is the only constant in life.

Ones ability to adapt to those changes

will determine your success in life.

Benjamin Franklin

Everything that irritates us about others

can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Carl Jung

Man will always be attracted to the woman

who reflects his deepest vision of himself,

the woman whose surrender permits him to

experience a sense of self-esteem.

Ayn Rand

Animals Like Us 🐵

Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental

test... consists of its attitude towards those

who are at its mercy: animals.

Milan Kundera

The question is not, "Can they reason?"

nor "Can they talk?" but, "Can they suffer?"

Jeremy Bentham

All beings tremble before violence. All fear

death. All love life. See yourself in others.

Then whom can you hurt?

What harm can you do?

Buddha

There is no fundamental difference between man

and animals in their ability to feel pleasure

and pain, happiness and misery.

Charles Darwin

Animals are the main victims of history, and

the treatment of domesticated animals

in industrial farms is perhaps

the worst crime in history.

Yuval Noah Harari

The animals of the world exist for their own

reasons. They were not made for humans

any more than black people were made

for white, or women created for men.

Alice Walker

Harm no other beings.

They are just your brothers and sisters.

Buddha

Animals suffer as much as we do.

True humanity does not allow us

to impose such sufferings on them.

Until we extend our circle of compassion to

all living beings, humanity will not find peace.

Albert Schweizer

Our task must be to free ourselves...

by widening our circle of compassion to

embrace all living creatures and the whole

of nature and its beauty.

Albert Einstein

The idea that we have the right to inflict suffering

and death on other sentient beings for the trivial

reasons of palate pleasure and fashion is,

without a doubt, one of the most arrogant and

morally repugnant notions in the history

of human thought.

Gary L. Francione

The Measure of Humanity

Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental

test... consists of its attitude towards those

who are at its mercy: animals.

Milan Kundera

The animals you eat are not those who devour

others; you do not eat the carnivorous beasts,

you take them as your pattern. You only

hunger for the sweet and gentle creatures

which harm no one, which follow you,

serve you, and are devoured by you

as the reward of their service.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Now I can look at you in peace;

I don't eat you anymore.

Franz Kafka

The true measure of any society can be found

in how it treats its most vulnerable members.

Mahatma Gandhi

Injustice anywhere is a threat

to justice everywhere.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

How we treat the vulnerable is

how we define ourselves as a species.

Russell Brand

There are two ways through life:

the way of Nature and the way of Grace.

You have to decide which one you'll follow.

Terrence Malick

In the end, only three things matter:

how much you loved, how gently you

lived, and how gracefully you let go

of things not meant for you.

Buddha

🌍 Know Your Why 💚

He who has a why to live for

can bear almost any how.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Eating for me is how you proclaim your beliefs

three times a day. Three times a day I remind

myself that I value life and I do not want to

cause pain to or kill other living beings.

That is why I eat the way I do.

Nathalie Portman

There comes a time when one must take

a position that is neither safe, nor popular,

but he must take it because conscience

tells him it is right.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nothing will benefit human health and

increase the chances for survival of life on Earth

as much as the evolution to a vegan diet.

If the whole world adopts veganism,

it can change the destiny of humankind.

Albert Einstein

Be nice to the environment.

Be nice to animals.

Be nice to people.

If you do that, you will leave

a mark on the world.

Enock Maregesi

Once I learned about how animals are treated

in our industrial food system, I didn't

want any part of it.

Billie Eilish

I show my love for animals by not eating them

or participating in any business that profits

directly from their exploitation.

Mayim Bialik

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

My own view is that being vegan is not an end

 in itself, but a means towards reducing both

human and animal suffering and leaving

a habitable planet to future generations.

Peter Singer

If people understood that for two minutes

of pleasure, there is a lifetime of suffering.

Khaled bin Alwaleed

If you don't have it in your heart to help animals,

then just leave them alone and do no harm.

Katie Cleary

This is why I am vegan;

I don't support the barbaric treatment

and slaughtering of millions of animals.

I don't support this industry.

Lewis Hamilton

When people ask me why I don't eat animal

products I say, 'Because they are unhealthy

and they are the product of a violent and

inhumane industry.'

Casey Affleck

I feel great after every meal, and I know that

no animals are getting hurt in the process.

Travis Barker

If you look at the climate crisis or the violence 

of our food system and feel helpless, thinking 

'I wish there was something I could do'

- you can. Right now.

Joaquin Phoenix

Being vegan for me is about trying to live a life

where I'm not contributing to the cruelty

in the world.

Jessica Chastain