I think it does us all a disservice, when people who work for social change are presented as saints — so much more noble than the rest of us. We get a false sense that from the moment they were born they were called to act, never had doubts, were bathed in a circle of light. But I'm much more inspired learning how people succeeded despite their failings and uncertainties. It's a much less intimidating image. It makes me feel like I have a shot at changing things too.

Sonya Vetra Tinsley, Soul of a Citizen by Paul Rogat Loeb