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We emphasize that we believe in change because we were born of it, we have lived by it, we prospered read more
We emphasize that we believe in change because we were born of it, we have lived by it, we prospered and grew great by it. So the status quo has never been our god, and we ask no one else to bow down before it.
The great thing is, if one can, to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions in one's "own" or read more
The great thing is, if one can, to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions in one's "own" or "real" life. The truth is, of course, that what one regards as interruptions are precisely one's life.
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing read more
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.
Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've read more
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.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
"Let there be no inscription upon my tomb. Let no man write my
epitaph. No man can write my read more
"Let there be no inscription upon my tomb. Let no man write my
epitaph. No man can write my epitaph. I am here ready to die.
I am not allowed to vindicate my character; and when I am
prevented from vindicating myself, let no man dare calumniate me.
Let my character and motives repose in obscurity and peace, till
other times and other men can do them justice."
Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.
Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.
We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can read more
We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.