“I’m not a Starbucks guy. I’m a Dunkin Donuts guy, but I like to pay for the coffee of the other folks behind me in line. It typically costs me less than $10, and makes the other people feel good, but more importantly, it makes me feel so good, and random acts of kindness changeContinue reading “Be Kind”
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Get Real
“A word is an arbitrary label – that’s the foundation of linguistics. But many people think otherwise. They believe in word magic: that uttering a spell, incantation, curse, or prayer can change the world. Don’t snicker: Would you ever say, ‘Nothing has gone wrong yet’ without looking for wood to knock?” ~ Steven Pinker MoreContinue reading “Get Real”
Break the Rules
“You can’t change the world without a certain amount of healthy willingness to break the rules.” ~Sebastian Thrun More on breaking the rules: “Obedience keeps the rules. Love knows when to break them.”~ Anthony de Mello “You are remembered by the rules you break.”~ Douglas MacArthur “You can’t break the rules until you know howContinue reading “Break the Rules”
Work Together
“There are big problems that change the world. If we are working together, that will make us understand each other, appreciate each other, help each other.” ~ Jack Ma More on working together: “The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger forContinue reading “Work Together”
Embrace It
“Be what you are. Do what you love. Speak what you feel. Don’t hide your humanity. Celebrate it. Embrace it. That is how you change the world.” ~ Vironika Tugaleva More thoughts on embracing who you are: “The thing that is really hard and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning toContinue reading “Embrace It”
Be Brave
“The world is changed not by the self-regarding, but by men and women prepared to make fools of themselves.” ~ PD James, The Children of Men More on being brave: “We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.”~ Helen Keller “I love those who can smileContinue reading “Be Brave”
Change Your Mind
“When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~ Viktor E. Frankl More on changing your mind: “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”~ Maya Angelou “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”~Continue reading “Change Your Mind”
Be Positive
“The worst thing that can happen in a democracy – as well as in an individual’s life – is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.” ~ Hillary Clinton More about positivity: “The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything.”~ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel “TheContinue reading “Be Positive”
Hope
“You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.” ~ MichelleContinue reading “Hope”
Find Your Voice
“I will use my voice to change the world, spreading hope, spreading love, and spreading life, ’cause the world needs that. That’s enough for me.” ~ Victoria Arlen More on finding your voice: “There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It’s always been myContinue reading “Find Your Voice”
You Will Change the World 