Imbue Quotes

That`s why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with hope. I read somewhere that when a person takes part in community action, his health improves. Something happens to him or to her biologically. It`s like a tonic.

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism.

In my role as National Ambassador for UNICEF I`ve found that a people, a culture is as good as the stories it tells about itself. Our stories tell us who we think we were, are, and will become. It`s through our stories that we imbue the ethics, morals and values that are key to the survival of a culture and its people. A child asking to be told a story again is reaching for a tool that will serve a lifetime. When a people`s story telling falters they have lost a clear sense of who they are and their world is in decline.