Whoever educates the children controls the future. If we want a democratic future, we must plant the seeds in our little dandelions nationwide and ensure that our education is governed of, by, and for the people.

The Earth was singing her revolution. She was calling her brave men and women to her defense.

This isn't about keeping mountains looking pretty. Ending mountaintop removal is about keeping humanity alive.

Stop listening to the TV tell you about America the beautiful . . . get up and be America the beautiful.

This world does not grow from violent roots. It flowers from the seeds of love and respect planted in our hearts. It arises in people who hold the dignity of others in equal measure to their determination for justice. It emerges in the hearts of those who remember that the greatest courage is to move from love instead of hate.

Respecting the humanity of our opposition - who are our fellow citizens whether we approve of their actions or not - requires a depth of fearlessness far beyond the tactics of dehumanization and attacking.

86%if the powerful outlaw life; if they ban love, if they constrict liberty with unjust laws . . . then the dandelions must leap up in defiance, in numbers too vast to suppress, with persistence too determined to stop. And why should they wait for violent means to achieve such a goal, when they could embody that world today?

We've got to make change our national pastime and hold protests more regularly than weekend parties.

nonviolent action succeeds twice as often as violent means, in a third of the amount of time, and with a fraction of the casualties.