Changing The World Quotes - Page 31

• It is probable that all heavy matter possesses - latent and bound up with the structure of the atom - a similar quantity of energy to that possessed by radium. If it could be tapped and controlled what an agent it would be in changing the world's destiny! The man who put his hand on the lever by which a parsimonious nature regulates so jealously the output of this store of energy would possess a weapon by which he could destroy the earth if he chose.

  Frederick Soddy

  Destiny, Men, Hands

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• What I used to do with a passion, foolishly and vainly imagining I would change the world for the better, I no longer tolerate in myself or anyone else. But draw, always draw - and WRITE.

  Ralph Steadman

  Passion, Writing, World

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• I want to convey that there is hope? that we're a world that is in turmoil but there is hope. I'm always amazed at how much love is in people's hearts even when they disagree about things. I think it's important for people to come together in music. It reminds me of the Margaret Mead saying, 'Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. ' I think that's really true.

  Catie Curtis

  Believe, Heart, Caring

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• By deliberately changing the internal image of reality, people can change the world.

  Willis Harman

  Reality, People, World

  Willis W. Harman, Institute of Noetic Sciences (1988). “Global mind change: the promise of the last years of the twentieth century”

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• We are living through one of the most fundamental shifts in history- a change in the actual belief structure of Western society. No economic, political, or military power can compare with the power of a change of mind. By deliberately changing their images of reality, people are changing the world.

  Willis Harman

  Change, Military, Life Changing

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• A Dream of Undying Fame is a probing, elegant and balanced book. Louis Breger shows how Freud’s traumatic childhood shaped his ambitious, detached and authoritarian personality, and led to the betrayal of his mentor, Josef Breuer. Breger’s analysis exposes a fascinating paradox: Freud both invented psychoanalysis and impoverished its development. A must-read for everyone interested in how ideas can change the world.

  Brenda Webster

  Dream, Betrayal, Book

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• Be the trouble you want to see in the world.

  Joey Comeau

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "A Softer World". Webcomic by Joey Comeau,

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• You don’t change the world with the ideas in your mind, but with the conviction in your heart.

  Bryan Stevenson

  Heart, Ideas, Mind

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• I still feel that a movie has to attempt to say something - even if it fails miserably. But I've sort of given up on believing that I'm going to change the world with every film I choose to act in.

  Sarah Polley

  Believe, World, Film

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• You can’t change the world, but you can change yourself. That adage suits consumer capitalism perfectly, since the illusion of changing ourselves is a successfully maintained through shopping.

  Madeleine Bunting

  Shopping, World, Suits

  "The end is nigh" by Madeleine Bunting, www.theguardian.com. August 27, 2001.

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• I'm not saying that putting on makeup will change the world or even your life, but it can be a first step in learning things about yourself you may never have discovered otherwise. At worst, you could make a big mess and have a good laugh.

  Kevyn Aucoin

  Makeup, Laughing, Firsts

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• When we feel we are powerless our ego most wants to change the things in our world. As we realize we have the power to change our reality the maturity that comes with that understanding changes us, and we find ourselves in acceptance of what is with less desire of feeling our need to change the world around us.

  Gregg Braden

  Acceptance, Maturity, Reality

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• Every day of your life, you change the world. Absolutely, yes, we're out to change the world. I mean, you change it whether you like it or not. You wake up and you talk to the grocer. You either kick your dog or you pet him. There's a million decisions you have every day where you change the world.

  Jon Foreman

  Dog, Mean, Decision

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• The wonderful thing about food is you get three votes a day. Every one of them has the potential to change the world.

  Michael Pollan

  Three, World, Vote

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• Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it...The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented.

  Barack Obama

  Believe, Thinking, Passing On

  "Tributes to Steve Jobs", www.theguardian.com. October 5, 2011.

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• Sports have the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sports can create hope, where there was once only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination. Sports is the game of lovers.

  Nelson Mandela

  Sports, People, Inspire

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.378, Pan Macmillan

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• You can change the world with a hot bath, if you sink into it from a place of knowing that you are worth profound care, even when you're dirty and rattled.

  Anne Lamott

  Dirty, Knowing, Profound

  Anne Lamott (2014). “Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace”, p.37, Penguin

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• We constantly change the world, even by our inaction. Therefore, let us change it responsibly.

  Benjamin Franklin

  World, Inaction

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• To be truly happy, you need a clear sense of direction. You need a commitment to something bigger and more important than yourself. You need to feel that your life stands for something, that you are somehow making a valuable contribution to your world.

  Brian Tracy

  Commitment, Important, Needs

  Brian Tracy (2011). “Maximum Achievement: Strategies and Skills that Will Unlock Your Hidden”, p.29, Simon and Schuster

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• Imagine if we started raising generations of children who stood uncompromisingl y on the Word of God, knew how to defend the Christian faith, could answer the skeptical questions of this age, and had a fervor to share the gospel from the authority of God's Word with whomever they met! This could change the world.

  Ken Ham

  Christian, Children, Age

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• I started out with a dream to make a star in a jar, and I ended up ... making things that I think can change the world.

  Taylor Wilson

  Dream, Stars, Motivation

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• 'I wish for a better life. I wish for food for my children. I wish that sexual abuse and exploitation in schools would stop.' This is the dream of the African girl.

  Leymah Gbowee

  Girl, Dream, Children

  "Unlock the Intelligence, Passion, Greatness of Girls". TED Talk, www.ted.com. March 2012.

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• You have not been called to change the world, but you have been called to change something.

  Andy Stanley

  World, Has Beens

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• Changing the world is like trying to straighten a dog's tail. However much you may try, you won't succeed. But although the tail won't straighten, if you keep trying every day, at least you will put on some muscle. Similarly, even though it is difficult to make a change, our effort to do so in itself brings positive results. It will help us change. Without waiting for others to change,if we change ourselves first, that will make a difference. Instead of worrying about results, focus on doing our best in what we are engaged in.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Dog, Differences, Worry

  "Patience leads to Love". Conversation with Riitta Uosukainen, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, October 06, 2000.

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• Everything starts with one person... I don't care if you're 5 or 105, God from all eternity chose you to be where you are, at this time in history, to change the world.

  Mother Angelica

  World, Care, Eternity

  "Mother Angelica Live", www.imdb.com. (1983-).

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