Best 92 quotes in «changing the world quotes» category

I used to give too much importance to reason until I discovered the world was shaped not by reason but by emotion

I was asked, "How can we change the world?" And I answered, "You will never be able to change the world by projecting ideal images to aspire for. The only way to change the world is to penetrate the grassroots, to penetrate at the groundbreaking level— to be a mason— to dig into the core where all the tar and lumpy mud is located and to work with that shit until you bring out something beautiful. We change the world by dressing wounds, by listening to forgotten voices of the lost, by getting our hands dirty. Nobody is going to be able to change the world by painting a lovely picture. You have to know how to make paint. Then teach the people how to use a paintbrush. Then teach the people how to make strokes, how to wash the paintbrush, and how to mount their own paintings onto the wall. Because the alchemy of the world, of humanity as a whole, is really just the collective alchemy of every individual. Take what is darkness and transmutate it into a shining thing. Changing the world is never about the changer; it is about the world.

I would really be doing something right, perhaps even important, if I was bringing even a little more compassion into the world through Big Bird.

Keep in mind too, our failures serve to teach us, and usually teach us more than our successes do. What we may perceive as a failure is also an opportunity for someone else to rise to the occasion and perform a mitzvah, or mitzvot. Do not begrudge someone their joyous performance of mitzvot. Sometimes, perhaps even more often then you may think, what we consider our failures were blessings in disguise for ourselves, or others, or everyone. Abraham did not change the world just because he himself changed, and followed his own destiny. He changed the world through his giving others opportunities to rise to their own greatness.

Let integrity, humility, kindness, compassion, peace, and unity follow you wherever you go. We still have a chance at making this world a better place for us and our future generations. Stop Complaining about all the negativity in this world and start contributing more positive words, decisions, and actions to it.

Life goals and changing the world...You've got to start small. You can not change the world unless you start with your neighbour! It's about Supporting someone and just telling somebody that you care about them. You can't save the world if you can't save your self. You can't save the world if you can't save your neighbour.

Peace and love are just as contagious as anger and fear. Your mindset affects the people around you and perpetually changes the world. The question is - what kind of world are you creating? What new society are you thinking into existence?

No one ever changed the world waking up at noon.

One human can change the course of human history - all it takes is the right idea, at the right time, in the right place. And the right place is where you stand at present, the right time is right this very moment and the right idea is the one that defines your existence the best.

Some people are just world-changers. Wherever they go, things can't do anything else but change! They walk into a room and they're like, "This is all wrong, this needs to change." It's an energy thing. You're on this high vibrational level and you can't help but pull all the other energies up to your level. Even when you want to stop, you can't stop it.

Perception creates possibility, and possibility creates reality.

The less you move on the ground the more the world moves around.

The bigger the victory, the bigger the battle. Still, be the light and a change agent for healing, restoration and transformation.

There are people who want to change the world, make it a better place... but what they don’t know, is that to make a difference in the life of one person and to make a single person’s life a better thing to live, is just as valuable as changing the whole world. And most of the time, that’s the only thing that we should be doing. You can gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process, and in that case, the whole world just isn’t worth it.

Today he failed to change the world. As for tomorrow, who can tell?

The world will not know peace until we learn to understand each other's emotions

They say we live in hard times. They say the world is full of suffering and pain and ignorance and violence. But is that not better than helpless, grinned and beared mediocrity? Is this not the time of opportunity? When will we learn the importance of peace, if not in war? When will we learn the importance of loving ourselves except through self-hatred? How else will we come together except to realize how we hurt when we are apart? The world is not full of horror. It is full of opportunity. It is not lacking in love. It is hungry for it. So eat. So feed.

Unhappy: People look around and think, why are there so many people that are unhappy? We have progressed so far, yet people are still unhappy. Why isn’t this world the wonderful place it could be? Changing the world doesn’t change us. It does not matter how much we progress materially; it will not change anything. Only learning and seeing the truth will change us, and thus change everything. The truth transforms a mortal man into an immortal spiritual being. It does this because the truth just shows you what you truly are, and that changes everything. The truth does the same thing for the way we see the world and for the same reason. It shows you life clearly; it shows you true life for the first time.

To some, caring is a felony.

When the minds of men slip from realities to fantasies without thinking of the future consequences, then we must ponder. When the hearts of men are entangled with what though might seem great but yet, specious ambitions without pondering over the resulting footprints, then we ought to take precautions. When the hands of men unwittingly and for the sake of self-gratification find the right weapons and dexterity for the wrong purpose, then massacre and cruelties leave indelible footprints of sorrow and bitterness in the hearts of men. We shall always look back to the footprints of yesterday to say had we know if we don’t take a critical look at today’s footsteps. There is always an alternative that is better than good

We need consistency and predictability, and a sense of proper placement. We need these things before we can mold the world into what we know it can be.

We spend so much time trying to change others – in part – because we do not deeply believe in and embrace ourselves as we already are. And so more often than not we do not learn to trust and utilize our gifts and power whole-heartedly enough to pursue and fulfill our own passions, purpose and possibilities.

When you change, and grow and get better, everything in your life will change and grow and get better.

You don't have to be a billionaire to believe you can make a difference. Give your resources to a charity and volunteer in your community.

You cannot change any world unless you become a vital part of the changing.

Words are the most powerful forces in the Universe.

Changing the world is not easy, but its pursuit will change you profoundly.

Changing how we see images is clearly one way to change the world.

You may possibly become rich by just caring about yourself and what you want to gain from life but you cannot possibly enrich the lives of everyone you meet that way. The pathway to enlightenment and transformation and liberation is the heart not the mind.

You once told me You wanted to find Yourself in the world - And I told you to First apply within, To discover the world within you. You once told me You wanted to save The world from all its wars - And I told you to First save yourself From the world, And all the wars You put yourself Through.

An authentic faith always implies a deep desire to change the world.

Changing the world, one exclamation point at a time.

Discontentment is a gift. It's the stuff that changes the world.

Death without the possibility of ever changing the world is the same as a life that never was.

Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.

Don't change the world, change worlds.

Do ordinary things with extraordinary love.

I am in the world to change the world.

I don’t want to be happy. I just want to change the world.

God doesn't want to change the world without you.

How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.

I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact.

I'm not trying to change the world. I'm trying to stop the world from changing me.

I'm here to change the world, and if I am not, I am probably wasting my time.

I'm not out to change the world. I'm out to change mine.

I used to want to change the world. Now I'm open to letting it change me.

I'm trying to change the world.

It takes more than clicking like for a good cause to change the world.

Make a plan to change the world. For one night, don't disbelieve that you can.

Our world is defined by the pace of change. We can all change the world.