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“What gets our attention is what gives our lives meaning. Where we spend our time determines what we accomplish and what we become good at.”
― Maria Ressa, How to Stand Up to a Dictator

“When you take a risk, you have to trust that someone will come to your aid; and when it’s your turn, you will help someone else. It’s better to face your fear than to run from it because running won’t make the problem go away. When you face it, you have the chance to conquer it. That was how I began to define courage.”
― Maria Ressa, How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future

“So how do you stand up to a dictator? By embracing values, defined early—they’re the subtitles of the chapters you’ve read: honesty, vulnerability, empathy, moving away from emotions, embracing your fear, believing in the good. You can’t do it alone. You have to create a team, strengthen your area of influence. Then connect the bright spots and weave a mesh together. Avoid thinking in terms of 'us against them.' Stand in someone else’s shoes. And do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
― Maria Ressa, How to Stand Up to a Dictator

“This is why propaganda networks are so effective in rewriting history: the distribution spread of a lie is so much greater than the fact-check that follows, and by the time the lie is debunked, those who believe it often refuse to change their views, matching social media’s impact on behavior in other parts of the world.26”
― Maria Ressa, How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future