Almost everywhere, I have encountered people who question whether their actions really matter, whether it's worthwhile to continue making the effort. . . . But as understandable as such moments of doubt and apparent impotence may be, especially in a culture that too often rewards cynicism and mocks idealism, they aren't inevitable. If tackling critical common problems seems a fool's errand, it's only because we're looking at life through too narrow a lens.
— Paul Rogat Loeb, The Impossible Will Take a Little While