Terry Pratchett Quotes

A person cannot make another happy, but he can make him unhappy. This is the main reason why there is more unhappiness than happiness in the world.

People aren't just ants rushing around over a crust of bread. Every life, no matter how isolated, touches hundreds of others. It's up to us to decide if those micro connections are positive or negative. But whichever we decide, it does impact the ones we deal with. One word can give someone the strength they needed at that moment or it can shred them down to nothing. A single smile can turn a bad moment good. And one wrong outburst or word could be the tiny push that causes someone to slip over the edge into destruction.

What I've learned is that music affects the way you feel. A song can change someone's life.

I think music has the power to transform people, and in doing so, it has the power to transform situations - some large and some small.

Everybody we meet has an influence on us and an impact - good or bad. And I think that's why we have to be careful with the way we handle people because what we're doing is making an impact.

Fashion is that thing that saved me from being sad.

Music can change the world because it can change people.

It is tough to say what has influenced me the most because I know that Mozart makes me think better, but you cannot beat Dave Matthews for feeling good!

I want to touch people's lives with my music and my lyrics.

You may think it's very presumptuous, but I really hope that my movies are going to turn people into better people.

When an audience is affected in a way that I've seen with some people, it's so inspiring to me an actor. You know that you're on the right track and you're doing work that can affect people. When that goes hand-in-hand with important issues that we're still living with, and we will be for a long time, sadly, it's so confirming of everything.

Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.

Music is an extremely powerful force if used properly to uplift people. I believe music should be uplifting and not downgrading... it's a very, very powerful tool.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Red is uplifting.

It literally brings me to tears when Sara Ramirez sings. She's unbelievable.

When I realized that you can actually impact people's lives like that through music, thats an incredible thing.

When I think about power, it's not about having money. It's about changing people's lives, changing people's moods. To me, it's a blessing to have that power.

That's the potential power of a single voice - a neighbor's, a teacher's, a parent's, a friend's. It can change you, make you feel as if you have a place in the world.

I think music can change your life.

It wasn't until I saw 'Rocky' that I realized movies could affect people beyond mere entertainment.

In the room, when I'm playing SpongeBob, I'm optimistic and I'm happy, and I smile in the face of those who are upset in order to make them happier. You know, there's this overwhelming optimism. And I've been lucky enough to have that become a part of my life. I like to think that it's influenced me.

It's hard for people to see how they can change how dismal things look, but there are still wonderful things to sing about. Music is the only way we are capable of talking about the most important things.

I never thought I'd be a good influence on anybody with anything I did or said or sang.

A smile remains the most inexpensiv gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.