The question, I've come to think, is not what inspires one to change, but what inspires one to remain changed. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Despite the fact that in America we incarcerate more juveniles for life terms than in any other country in the world, the truth is that the vast majority of youth offenders will one day be released. The question is simple and stark. Do we want to help them change or do we want to help them become even more violent and dangerous? Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
In one century, we've added 28 years to our average life span - a change so rapid that our brains couldn't possibly have evolved to accommodate it. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think we know, we ignore or avoid evidence of anything that might change our mind. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
When you're a catalyst for change, you make enemies - and I'm proud of the ones I've got. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
That's the thing about interviews, at some point you're going to change your mind. But it's there forever and you can't escape it. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
It is tragic that people who are incarcerated are unable to vote. They are probably the most important voices to listen to because they can tell us what we need to change. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I think it's harder for people than it should be. But as more and more of us become carbon neutral and change the patterns in our lives to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem, we are now beginning to see the changes in policy that are needed. Jul 08, 2024 - Fabian Biese>