Trying To Change Quotes - Page 5

• Human progress depends on unreasonable people. Reasonable people accept the world as they meet it; unreasonable people persist in trying to change it. Well, I'm Bob and I'm an unreasonable person. And if TED is anything, it is the olympics of unreasonable people.

  Bob Geldof

  People, Progress, Trying

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• Trying to change the world is like trying to straighten the curly tail of a dog. Try as you might, it will still go hack to its natural curl. Your hands will become stronger from the exercise of trying to straighten the curly tail. Although you max' not he able to change the world, you would have acquired more spiritual strength within - and that alone will make a difference in the world.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Dog, Exercise

  Source: www.edgemagazine.net

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• The meal plan was hard at first because I am a snack eater, but the most challenging part is trying to change my pallet to like healthy food.

  Ruby Gettinger

  Snacks, Challenges, Healthy

  "Interview: Ruby Gettinger from Ruby". Interview with Emma Loggins, www.fanbolt.com. November 14, 2008.

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• I'll say about Fueled By Ramen is, I don't know what anyone else's experience has been, but we signed to them as Fun. We already had a fanbase, we already had music out there so when they signed us they were signing our vision. I always think it's so weird when people think that Fueled By Raman are trying to change us or mould us into something else, as we weren't a bunch of kids playing in a garage who joined a label and then collectively worked on a vision, like, they signed us with the intention of letting us be Fun.

  Jack Antonoff

  Fun, Kids, Thinking

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• You can't imagine hip-hop without the Black Panthers. Today, hopefully, the movement can be an inspiration to people. These were people who made mistakes but they were trying to change things.

  Stanley Nelson Jr.

  Mistake, Inspiration, People

  "This New Film Will Change the Way You Think About the Black Panthers". Interview with Edwin Rios, www.motherjones.com. February 14, 2016.

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• When it comes to breaking old habits and starting new ones, remember to be patient with yourself. If you've spent twenty, thirty, or forty years or more repeating the behaviors you're now trying to change, you've got to expect it's going to take time and effort before you see lasting results.

  Darren Hardy

  Years, Old Habits, Effort

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• People are like, "Oh, I want to make your eyes almond." I don't have almond eyes! Why are you trying to change my eye shape?

  Miley Cyrus

  Eye, People, Trying

  "The Radical Honesty of Miley Cyrus". Interview with Amanda Fitzsimons, www.elle.com. September 27, 2016.

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• The things that I've seen where people are trying to change the definition of what a band has to be, those are the things that end up being inspiring.

  Emily Haines

  People, Trying, Band

  "Taking Measurements: An Interview with Metric". Interview With Devon Powers, www.popmatters.com. October 12, 2004.

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• If you hear what people had to say about Abraham Lincoln or what they had to say about FDR, or what they had to say about Ronald Reagan when he first came in and was trying to change our approach to government, that elicited huge responses.

  Barack Obama

  Government, People, Trying

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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• I had a student once come up to me and we were talking about this incident, and, of course, I never had the right thing to say. But later on, I realized I should have said: Don't write about trying to change the world, just write about a changed world or a world that's not changing. Let that do the work.

  Paul Beatty

  Writing, Talking, Should Have

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• It doesn't take billions of dollars or complex medical technologies, and there doesn't have to be a dramatic upending to the current order. It's trying to change the mindset of people who deal with youth to have less judgement and more curiosity. That's asking a lot, emotionally it's asking people to step up and engage more. But what I often heard was that is easier for them to engage emotionally, than to just be angry and judgmental.

  James Redford

  Technology, Order, People

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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• I'm not a politician and I'm not trying to change anybody's mind. I'm just exploring what I see.

  Nick Damici

  Mind, Trying, Politician

  Source: dailydead.com

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• The major thing that holds you back when you're trying to change a bad habit like eating, smoking, or drinking too much is your belief you are out of control.

  Dan Ariely

  Drinking, Smoking, Trying

  Source: time.com

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• Not to say that you should be constantly trying to change the world, but I think it's important to know that whatever we do has an implication and has an effect, and because of that it is political.

  Jake Gyllenhaal

  Thinking, Political, Important

  "10 Years After 'Brokeback,' Jake Gyllenhaal Remembers Heath Ledger: "Way Beyond His Years as a Human"". Interview with Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 25, 2015.

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• Fear is about survival. When you drop under that and experience the fear without trying to change it, just letting it be, then it becomes still. When you open your heart to fear, rather than trying to fight it or deny it or even overcome it, then you find it is just energy.

  Gangaji

  Heart, Fighting, Survival

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• If you consider that the gender roles are just political, then what you come to see is that the full circle of human qualities is divided up so that two-thirds are masculine and one-third is feminine. Women are missing more of their human qualities, so you'll find us on the fore-front of trying to change this.

  Gloria Steinem

  Circles, Two, Political

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• People love seeing people trying to change stuff.

  Adam Shankman

  People, Trying, Stuff

  Source: collider.com

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• Mom's a writer, so I grew up reading scripts and I have a real respect for them and I know how much thought goes into creating a role, so I'm always interested to find out what was the thought process of the writer and how best can I convey it rather than trying to change it to suit myself.

  Naomie Harris

  Mom, Real, Reading

  "Naomie Harris Talks SKYFALL, Her Favorite Bond and Bond Girl, the Moneypenny Rumors and More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. May 1, 2012.

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• I like art that challenges you and makes a lot of people angry because they don't get it. Because they refuse to look at it properly. Rather than open their mind to the possibility of seeing something, they just resist. A lot of people think contemporary art makes them feel stupid. Because they are stupid. They're right. If you have contempt about contemporary art, you are stupid. You can be the most uneducated person in the world and completely appreciate contemporary art, because you see the rebellion. You see that it's trying to change things.

  John Waters

  Art, Stupid, Thinking

  "Who gave John Waters the keys to the museum?". Interview with Colin Covert, www.startribune.com. June 5, 2011.

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• You don't have to be satisfied with America as you find it. You can change it. I didn't like the way I found America some sixty years ago, and I've been trying to change it ever since.

  Upton Sinclair

  America, Years, Trying

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• It's not like I'm just trying to win and get elected. I'm trying to change the course of history.

  Ron Paul

  Winning, Trying, Courses

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• Nurse Duckett found Yossarian wonderful and was already trying to change him.

  Joseph Heller

  Nurse, Trying, Wonderful

  Joseph Heller (1999). “Catch-22: A Novel”, p.313, Simon and Schuster

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• They changed the press conference, they are trying to change the time of the weigh-in. They are trying to mess with me, but what they don't realize is that they are only fueling me to bring more hurt.

  David Haye

  Hurt, Motivation, Trying

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• I'm trying to change theater, in my own way - not just magic. I say that humbly, because I'm learning every single day. I do 15 shows a week, and every single audience I have is like a test screening for you, when you listen and go, "Really? They laughed at that?" All over the stage I have lines, written onstage, that I'm changing every single day.

  David Copperfield

  Magic, Trying, Tests

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I'm always trying to change things - change my character, change my look, change my hair, change my facial hair, change my costumes, or implement different jackets or catchphrases. I try to keep myself fresh.

  Chris Jericho

  Character, Hair, Always Trying

  Source: www.wwe.com

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