Emiliano Salinas Professions : Activist Born : 1976 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Emiliano Salinas Fear is better than apathy because fear makes us do something. Emiliano Salinas activism apathy I was born in Mexico, I grew up in Mexico, and along the way, I learned to love Mexico. I think anyone who has stepped foot on this land - not to mention all Mexican people - will agree that its not difficult to love Mexico. Emiliano Salinas land feet thinking I was born in 1976. I grew up in a traditional Mexican family. As a child, I had a pretty normal life: I would go to school, play with my friends and cousins. But then my father became President of Mexico, and my life changed. Emiliano Salinas my-life family life father Let's think about Mexican streets: they're unsafe because of violence, so people stay at home. Does that make streets more or less safe? Less safe! So streets become more desolate and unsafe, so we stay home more - which makes streets even more desolate and unsafe, and we stay home even more. Emiliano Salinas think violence home people I think the biggest insult, the worst way you can offend a Mexican, is to insult their mother. A mother is the most sacred thing in life. Emiliano Salinas think you mother life Similar Authors Brooke Axtell activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali activist Assata Shakur activist Arun Manilal Gandhi activist Arthur Hertzberg activist Arlene Holt Baker activist All Authors