19 Quotes by Tim DeChristopher

The reality is not that I lack respect for the law; it’s that I have greater respect for justice.

Civil disobedience is an act of love.

If we want to change that status quo, we might have to work outside of those rules because the legal pathways available to us have been structured precisely to make sure we don’t make any substantial change.

Respond to stressful times by turning towards each other, rather than away from each other.

It’s really hard to change the world when your first priority is making sure that the little world around yourself doesn’t change.

Until our leaders take seriously their responsibility to pass on a healthy and just world to the next generation, I will continue this fight.

What one person can do is to plant the seeds of love and outrage in the hearts of a movement. And if those hearts are fertile ground, those seeds of love and outrage will grow into a revolution.

Our security doesn’t come from turning away from the hard stuff; it comes from the knowledge that we can handle it.

We think we have no power when in fact we have more than enough power.