Hesketh Pearson Quotes

No discovery of mine has made, or is likely to make, directly or indirectly, for good or ill, the least difference to the amenity of the world.

To change the world you'll need a pen.

The real world, whether we like it or not, is right here, right now. All of this, every day, is important. Everybody matters. Everything we do has an effect on other, directly or indirectly, whether we realize it or not.

This is the kind of discovery that resonates.

Size counts. That's all.

Writers are so important.

To have influence, you really don't need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people.

I wouldn't overestimate the importance of my popularity in the country and abroad but at the end of the day it's not as important because I believe that my presence here could make some difference and it could encourage people.

When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant.

I think it's perhaps fair to say we've been one of the most influential Royal Commissions this country ever had and there's nothing we have said that isn't relevant to the present situation.

Words can be very powerful. I find them very difficult.

Things don't have to change the world to be important.

What I say or do here won't matter much, nor should it.

I like to aim for significance over success because rarely can you be significant and also successful, but many people can be successful and not significant.

I don't believe in the power of words.

Either positive or negative comments are good because it shows I am still relevant.

To be famous these days with no grounding and no substance is not especially difficult. I urge you instead to seek to be relevant, to be agile and educated.

It's hard to name a person who is unpopular who has influence.

Words are not trivial. They matter because they raise consciousness.

What is important is the character that I play. Making an impact is far more important than the length of the role.

The Beatles are great for everybody - they write the songs that made the whole world sing.

Obviously the bigger you are, the more attention you get.

I just wanna be relevant.

Our voices carry so much more weight than Joe Schmo from down the street.

No. 1 records are fine, but in 2016, they just don't mean as much any more - the currency has changed.