Peter Singer Quotes

There is always something we can be concerned about. The secret is to rise above it and do whatever we can to make the world a better place.

People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change.

You realize you can't change the world but it shouldn't stop you from trying.

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

You hold the keys of change within you. You be the change you want to see.

Maybe sometimes I'm such a thinker, I reevaluate too much. Sometimes when it comes down to it, I really don't need to do anything, I don't really need to change anything. I need to just keep plugging away, working at it.

When you talk about 'doing the work', that's the work I'm interested in. What can I contribute as a human being?

I like to be part of the change I want to see in the world. Not being afraid of criticism is actually a big advantage.

What effect am I having on this world? I'm not sure yet. I have my worries, doubts and fears, but the way I'm trying to affect the world is with positive, right action.

On one hand, I am very pessimistic, but on the other hand, if I didn't believe that speaking up would do something, I wouldn't have spoken.

I always look at the worst situations and try and figure out how I can make them better. Let today's garbage be better than yesterday's, is my motto.

I think whatever you have in your life, my opinion is that if you know that there's something wrong, you try to fix it.

You can't go on living in past and having regrets. Its better people have a positive influence on other people's lives than worry about themselves.

They say that instead of cursing the darkness, one should light a candle. Nothing is mentioned, though, about cursing a lack of candles.

We spend too much time as people thinking about what we don't have instead of actually making a change, and we just need to make that change now because we're being giving the opportunity.

If I don't like something that's going on in my life, I change it. And I don't sit and complain about it for a year.

If you don't like your situation in life, don't fret or worry--do something about it. Worry less, and act more.

Instead of drifting along like a leaf in a river, understand who you are and how you come across to people and what kind of an impact you have on the people around you and the community around you and the world, so that when you go out, you can feel you have made a positive difference.

Improvement begins with I.

We can influence who we will be tomorrow, for tomorrow can only be built on today.

You're going to change the world? Well, go ahead and try. You'll give it up at a certain point and change yourself instead.

People like Bill Maher, who brags about being a cynic, it sickens me. I am the least cynical person I know, and I am very, very skeptical.

It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is.

We started Wayfarer Entertainment to create content that we felt could actually inspire people to be the best version of themselves. We take life for granted so often, and we don't realize that tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

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