- First off I loved the title immediately and was curious of what type of book it was. When something about political movements was mentioned...I said Damn it. Usually I'll skip everything that has to do with politics. But the title just made me want to glimpse at it.
So far the book is really good!
The author mentioned the title came from the Billie Holiday Lyric
"The difficult I'll do right now. The impossible will take a little while."
The book brings together stories of political movements written by Nelson Mendela, Alice Walker, so many others.
"Think of the following essays as a conversation in which some of the most eloquent, visionary, and provocative people of our age explore the historical, political, and spiritual frameworks that have shaped their lives."
-Paul Loeb
The book continuously mentions how individual deeds matter, that major movements in history have been result of many people taking small steps together without giving up.
"It's not enough to be our best selves; we have to be Gandhi. And yet when we study the biographies of our heroes, we learn that they spent years in preparation doing tiny, decent things before one historical moment propelled them to center stage." -Danusha Veronica Goska
We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world. -Howard Zinn
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