Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas. Laurence Sterne amusechangeidea Change image and share on social
For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction. Michelle Obama adultbarackchange share on social
We will not overcome world poverty unless we manage climate change successfully. I've spent my life as a development economist, and it's crystal clear that we succeed or fail on winning the battle against world poverty and managing climate change together. If we fail on one, we fail on the other. Nicholas Stern battlechangeclear share on social
I think that once people understand the great risks that climate change poses, they will naturally want to choose products and services that cause little or no emissions of greenhouse gases, which means 'low-carbon consumption.' This will apply across the board, including electricity, heating, transport and food. Nicholas Stern applyboardcarbon share on social
Few expected very much of Franklin Roosevelt on Inauguration Day in 1933. Like Barack Obama seventy-six years later, he was succeeding a failed Republican president, and Americans had voted for change. What that change might be Roosevelt never clearly said, probably because he himself didn't know. Russell Baker americanbarackchange share on social
I'd gone from being a mum to all of a sudden having people fussing and overly pampering me. It can easily change you. Rebecca Ferguson changeeasilyfuss Change image and share on social
Without industry, finance and government consciously and collaboratively ensuring that capital flows to where it is needed in order to ensure the scaling up of climate change solutions, whatever deal is agreed risks never being realised. Noreena Hertz agreecapitalchange share on social
Much can and must be done by governments, but they cannot of themselves change lives. Jonathan Sacks changegovernmentlive Change image and share on social
Further devastation of the air, land and sea is obviously a very real possibility, unless the attitudes of politicians and all who irresponsibly exploit our natural resources change significantly in the very near future and all collaborate and sacrifice for the good of the planet. Viggo Mortensen airattitudechange share on social
Let's restore sanity and fairness to the tax cut conversation. We simply cannot afford to hand over the bank vault to our nation's millionaires and billionaires while the middle class picks up spare change. Paul Tonko affordbankbillionaire share on social