Madeleine Bunting Quotes

You can’t change the world, but you can change yourself. That adage suits consumer capitalism perfectly, since the illusion of changing ourselves is a successfully maintained through shopping.

Madeleine Bunting

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The hardest thing in the world for a writer is to amass a readership. So many good books come out, and so many good books disappear.

Patrick deWitt
- World
- Good
- Books
I'm fighting hard to make the world a better place, and you can, too. Get involved with your community, be a leader, set an example, be passionate, be your best.

Gabrielle Giffords
- World
- Community
- Best
In many parts of the world, more people have access to a mobile device than to a toilet or running water.

Nancy Gibbs
- People
- World
- Running
I have been fighting climate change for two decades, and people often ask me how I remain hopeful in the face of extreme weather and grim forecasts. The answer is simple: I see countless solutions spreading across the nation and across the world. But we need more investment.

Frances Beinecke
- People
- World
- Change
I was raised to want to work for a living. The idea of just sitting around or going shopping every day appalls me.

Tamara Ecclestone
- Work
- Idea
- Living
I think the tradition of well-written history hasn't been squashed out of the academic world as much in Britain as it has in the United States.

Adam Hochschild
- World
- History
- Tradition