10 Inspiring Quotes From Mashables Social Good Summit

1. Mira Sorvino

More is spent in a single month [in the U.S.] fighting the war on drugs than all monies ever expended domestically or internationally fighting slavery from its inception. Per month, we spend more on the drug war than we ever have trying to free slaves. Mira Sorvino, actress and U.N. goodwill ambassador

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Mashable's three-day Social Good Summit united global leaders and innovators to speak about how technology can grow and improve our lives as we transition into a networked world.

From Sept. 22-24 we brought you live video, tweets and updates on the dialogues of professionals and activists, such as Forest Whitaker, Jimmy Wales, Alexis Bedel, Nicholas Kristof and Hillary Clinton.

SEE ALSO: How Social Good Summit Sparked the Largest Conversation on Earth

The diverse agenda generated plenty of notable ideas, but click through the gallery above for our 10 favorite inspiring quotes from the Social Good Summit.

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Read more of Mashable's coverage of the 2012 Social Good Summit:

Day One:

• Hillary Clinton Opens the Social Good Summit [VIDEO]
• How the U.S. Chief Technology Officer Is Making Data Awesome
• Can Mobile Phones Help Fight Pediatric AIDS?
• How Is Social Media Changing Diplomacy?
• Peter Gabriel Makes Case For Internet Freedom
• ITU Secretary-General: OK to Make Profit When Helping Developing Nations
• 8-Year-Old YouTube Sensation Performs at Social Good Summit
• Social Good Summit Day 1: Highlights and Pics

Day Two:

• ShoutAbout Aims to Inspire Social Action Based onNews Stories
• Tim Pool, Guerrilla Journalist of the Digital Age [VIDEO]
• U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice: Twitter Crucial to Her Mission
• How Social Media Is Empowering Women in Haiti
• How to Use Mobile Devices to Solve Global Problems
• How Forest Whitaker Is Using Technology to Spread Peace
• Social Good Summit Day 2: Highlights and Pics

Day Three:

• Napolitano: Congress Got Stuck on Cybersecurity
• U.N. Foundation Challenges the World to Take Action
• Nick Kristof Takes Social Good Gaming to the Next Level
• Why Tech and New Media Can Help End Modern Slavery
• UNICEF Launches Online Campaign to Reduce Child Mortality Rates
• What It Means to Be an Advocate in the Digital Age
• What Non-Profits Can Learn From Cat Videos
• Wikipedia Founder: Online Connections Foster Real Change
• Deepak Chopra: Social Media is the Next Phase of Humanity [VIDEO]
• How Social Good Summit Sparked the Largest Conversation on Earth
• Social Good Summit Day 3: Highlights and Pics

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