Changing The World Quotes

• Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "The Artist's Way at Work: Riding the Dragon". Book by Mark A. Bryan with Julia Cameron and Catherine A. Allen, p. 160, 1999.

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• I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.

  Mother Teresa

  Inspirational, Change, Positive

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• I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

  Aldous Huxley

  Change, Life Changing, Yoga

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• Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Change, Inspiring

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• A small group of thoughtful people could change the world.

  Margaret Mead

  Change, Thoughtful, People

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  It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Optimistic, Hands

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.118, Simon and Schuster

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• the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Each and every one of you has the power, the will and the capacity to make a difference in the world in which you live in

  Harry Belafonte

  Inspirational, Change, Power

  FaceBook post by Harry Belafonte from Aug 09, 2012

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• I’d like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order. We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important things will not change if we keep our priorities in proper order.

  S. Truett Cathy

  Inspirational, Change, Imperfect World

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• I don't have to change the world all by myself, I just need to partner in the work God wants us to do.

  Katharine Hayhoe

  Needs, World, Want

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change the world which yields most painfully to change.

  Robert Kennedy

  Change, Courage, Men

  Robert F. Kennedy's Day of Affirmation Address at the University of Capetown, South Africa, www.mtholyoke.edu. June 6, 1966.

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  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

  Margaret Mead

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  Margaret Mead, Robert B. Textor (2005). “The World Ahead: An Anthropologist Anticipates the Future”, p.12, Berghahn Books

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  Go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.

  Neil Gaiman

  Inspirational, Graduation, Mistake

  Neil Gaiman's Commencement Address at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, www.uarts.edu. May 17, 2012.

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• Should we not press it home upon our consciences that the sole object of our conversion was not the salvation of our own souls, but that we might become co-workers with our Lord and Master in the conversion of the world?

  Lottie Moon

  God, Christian, Religious

  Lottie Moon, Keith Harper (2002). “Send the Light: Lottie Moon's Letters and Other Writings”, p.226, Mercer University Press

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• The message I'm sending to myself - I can't change the world until I change myself first.

  Kendrick Lamar

  World, Messages, Firsts

  "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 29, 2015.

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• One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Change, Sleep

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  Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

  Barack Obama

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Barack Obama (2008). “An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama : a Primer”, Independent Publishing Group

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  Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Change, Power

  Muhammad Ali (2016). “Muhammad Ali Unfiltered: Rare, Iconic, and Officially Authorized Photos of the Greatest”, p.118, Simon and Schuster

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• The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.

  Shakti Gawain

  Life, Spiritual, Wisdom

  Shakti Gawain (2011). “Living in the Light: Follow Your Inner Guidance to Create a New Life and a New World”, p.217, New World Library

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• I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.

  Tupac Shakur

  Life, Music, Science

  "Tupac: Resurrection". Documentary, January 22, 2003.

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• Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

  William James

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• We're changing the world with technology.

  Bill Gates

  Technology, World

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• Music can change the world because it can change people.

  Bono

  Inspirational, Change, Music

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• If you want to change the world, start with yourself.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  World, Want, Celebration Of Life

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