“The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hourContinue reading “The Beauty of Time”
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Be Yourself
“You change the world by being yourself.” ~ Yoko Ono Another of my favorite Yoko quotes: “When I turned 60 it didn’t bother me at all.” Yoko Ono is an internationally known multi-media artist, singer and performer. Born in 1933 Tokyo, she was married to Beatle member John Lennon from 1969 until his assassination inContinue reading “Be Yourself”
Yesterday I Was Clever
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ~ Rumi More quotes from Rumi: “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full toContinue reading “Yesterday I Was Clever”
Sleeping Through the Revolution
“One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake,Continue reading “Sleeping Through the Revolution”
Positive Thinking
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” Rev. Norman Vincent Peale More quotes from the Rev: “Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” “Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes anContinue reading “Positive Thinking”
It’s Never Too Late
“If we change our thoughts from ‘it’s too late’ to, ‘there’s still hope’, we might see some change in the world.” ~ Kellie Elmore More quotes from Kellie: “Maybe heaven will be a library. Then I will be able to finish my to-read list.” “When you stop believing one person in the world cannot makeContinue reading “It’s Never Too Late”
Speak Up
“Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world.” ~ Melinda Gates More quotes from Melinda: “If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you areContinue reading “Speak Up”
Be Prepared
“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 quotes from PD: “If our sex life were determined by our first youthful experiments, most of the world would be doomed to celibacy.” “Time didn’t heal, but itContinue reading “Be Prepared”
Just this one little thing . . .
“I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference.” ~ Ellen Goodman More quotes from Ellen: “It’s self-deceptive to think we’re in a post-feminist world when we never tried a feminist world.” “WeContinue reading “Just this one little thing . . .”
No Matter What They Tell You . . .
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” ~ Robin Williams More quotes from Robin: “I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy because they know that it’s like to feel absolutely worthless and they don’t want anyone else to feel like that.” “You knowContinue reading “No Matter What They Tell You . . .”
You Will Change the World 