John Maeda Quotes

I'm on a constant path of self-discovery and change. I'm trying to become a better person, a nicer person. I love therapy - it's brilliant.

In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first.

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

You can't change how people act, but what you can change is how you react.

At any moment, I could start being a better person...but which moment should I choose?

Gaze Upward, Look Inward, Reach Outward, Press Forward.

No matter where you are in life, no matter what you’ve contributed to creating, no matter what’s happening, you are always doing the best you can with the understanding and awareness and knowledge that you have. And when you know more, you will do differently, as I did

Acceptance is the road to all change.

Take a rest and the world catches up with you. Lesson in life--keep moving.

Long-term sustainable change happens if people discover their own power.

I think the idea that you know who your inner self is on a daily basis, because... you know. What's good for you 25 years ago may not be good for you now. So, to keep in touch with that, I think that's the first ingredient for success. Because if you're a successful human being, everything else is gravy, I think.

I do think it's possible to change for the better.

My goal is always transformation. I love to watch people transform their lives, which includes their inner world and their outer world.

Sometimes it seems like we're closer to our manicurists than we are our own souls. We have to find ways to get in touch with that and to listen to it and to hear it.

If your life changes, we can change the world, too.

Enjoy the fashions, read the good articles, and when you feel threatened, turn your mental gaze inward, but keep your eyes on the road, or you won't know where you are going. Have a practice or discipline that lets you be in touch with your inner self, your soul.

I don't mean to be overly sensitive or anything like that, but you just have to take a minute in every day, and just reflect on where you are, and just realise what you've got, because you just never know where the next huge change in your life is going to come from.

My everyday job is about superficial beauty, but when I'm not working I prefer to work on my inner beauty - I read a lot, I try to learn.

Maintaining spirituality and humanism are the keys to success. It's a balance.

You express different energies at different times in your life.

If you're an athlete and you completely focus on the body, you're missing other components. Similarly, if you're trying to broaden your mind but not also being attentive to your sense of humour and your spirit, then you're not going to grow and develop so fast.

I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'

Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they're big, flashing signs that something needs to change.

Maybe you're not perfect, but you're willing to actually look at yourself and take some kind of accountability. That's a change. It might not mean that you can turn everything around, but I think there's something incredibly hopeful about that.

I don't think we spend enough time in reflection and introspection. We don't know who we are as individuals in this culture anymore.