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The key of 'The Earth from Above,' and of 'Home' is to show the beauty of the planet, and thereby to promote love for it. ”
The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you can't see from the ground - you really understand the impact of man, even in a place you know well. My work is meant to convince people we can no longer live like this. ”
Every non-Marxist economic theory that treats human and non-human productive inputs as interchangeable assumes that the dehumanisation of human labour is complete. But if it could ever be completed, the result would be the end of capitalism as a system capable of creating and distributing value. ”
There are people who get to be three-dimensional humans in the United States, and there are people who do not. ”
What 'Strong Island' does is bring a historical perspective and help people understand that what we're treating as a modern-day phenomenon is actually not modern. It's actually quite old. ”
You have to be very strong and headstrong to make your place. You have to know how to say no. Patience is very important. ”
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will. ”
My skin - very Mexican, very Oaxaquenan, and very human, from the color of my land and the diversity of its colors. ”
If you have something important to say, Broadway and New York are great places to say it. ”
It's kind of bittersweet. The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart. ”