"Our meaning is to make our little planet Earth a better place to live, to stop wars, disarm nuclear missiles, to stop diseases, AIDS, plague, cancer, and to stop pollution"
About this Quote
The specific intent is to convert celebrity into moral authority. By stacking goals (stop wars, disarm nukes, end diseases, halt pollution) with almost no connective tissue, Geller creates a rhythm of urgency that mimics a prayer or a pledge. The repetition of "to stop" is key: it positions evil as something external and stoppable, not systemic, not negotiated with, not compromised around. That simplification is the point. It's meant to be shareable, emotionally frictionless, and resistant to counterargument because who, exactly, is going to argue for cancer or nuclear missiles?
The subtext is a quiet bid for seriousness. Geller's career has always depended on audiences wanting to believe - in powers, in possibilities, in the extraordinary. This quote repackages that same appetite for belief into a secular salvation narrative: if we can imagine spoons bending, we can imagine history bending.
Context matters: a post-Cold War, media-saturated era where entertainers increasingly speak in humanitarian absolutes. The line isn't naïve so much as strategic, a kind of ethical branding that turns global crisis into a stage where optimism can still take a bow.
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| Topic | Peace |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Geller, Uri. (2026, February 18). Our meaning is to make our little planet Earth a better place to live, to stop wars, disarm nuclear missiles, to stop diseases, AIDS, plague, cancer, and to stop pollution. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/our-meaning-is-to-make-our-little-planet-earth-a-66189/
Chicago Style
Geller, Uri. "Our meaning is to make our little planet Earth a better place to live, to stop wars, disarm nuclear missiles, to stop diseases, AIDS, plague, cancer, and to stop pollution." FixQuotes. February 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/our-meaning-is-to-make-our-little-planet-earth-a-66189/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Our meaning is to make our little planet Earth a better place to live, to stop wars, disarm nuclear missiles, to stop diseases, AIDS, plague, cancer, and to stop pollution." FixQuotes, 18 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/our-meaning-is-to-make-our-little-planet-earth-a-66189/. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.













