20 Quotes by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

It's a pretty amazing to wake up every morning, knowing that every decision I make is to cause as little harm as possible. It's a pretty fantastic way to live.

May our daily choices be a reflection of our deepest values, and may we use our voices to speak for those who need us most, those who have no voice, those who have no choice.

Don't do nothing because you can't do everything. Do something. Anything.

That is the ultimate question for all of us: do our actions reflect our values? Do our traditions reflect our beliefs? Do our purchases reflect our ethics? After all, what’s the point in having values if we don’t manifest them in our behavior?

What’s the point of having beliefs and values if we don't stand up for the former and live by the latter?

How often do we talk just to fill up the quiet space? How often do we waste our breath talking about nonsense?

[Our world] seeks to encourage empathy, kindness, and compassion in children but seems suspicious of these same values in adults.

We don’t “crave” animal-based meat, dairy, and eggs, but we do crave fat, salt, flavor, texture, and familiarity.

Feeling anger is necessary; it’s what we do with anger that will make or break us.