Laurie David

Activist

94 Quotes

You don't necessarily know you're consuming sugar when you're using store-bought salad dressing, or store-bought tomato sauce, or healthy granola bars. It's added to all these foods.

If you can't buy a hybrid car, your first question should be, 'What is the fuel economy of this car?'

Any time you put people in a room with Bill McDonough, they leave there blown away, their mouths agape. I had a similar feeling when I first met Al Gore.

I'm not someone who funds buildings. That doesn't interest me. I'm more interested in programs.

A big part of the challenge is teaching your kids how to have a real conversation, not a texting conversation. If they're not sitting down at the table, the art of conversation is going to go.

Having a sit down, no screens, home cooked dinner is one of the most powerful things you can do as a parent and I believe it's the most important activity you can do as a family.

Look, I don't have the millions of dollars that Exxon has. But I've got comedy. I've got satire. I've got stars.

My life has been on TV for so long now, I'm used to it.

It's one thing to have ice cream once in a while with your family, and quite another to eat foods on a regular basis that you don't even know are full of sugar.

I could spend my life focusing on getting rid of straws in our society.

Well of course, when you have kids, you become more protective and you think about how to give them the healthiest upbringing and the best future.

I'm very average. I'm into fresh, yummy family food. I'm into leftovers.

The health claims on packaging are there because they sell products.

If you're cooking at home, you'll eat healthier, and when you add family and friends into the mix, it enriches your social life, too.

One of my main jobs is to cultivate advocates and activists.

If you're doing takeout, try to get the healthiest takeout you can. And just take it out of the plastic, right? Get your grandma's old china or get a fancy little bowl, and put the takeout in the bowl and light a candle.

If you can influence five people, fantastic. If you can influence five hundred people, fantastic. It's all important.

I understand how to deliver a message, that's my skill.

I could never just look at a meal as a time to refuel. For me it's an opportunity to accomplish something. To connect, to teach, to share values.

What is the quickest way to reduce our dependence on oil? Embrace hybrid technology.

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