Olly Alexander Quotes

One person can make a difference. In fact, it's not only possible for one person to make a difference, it's essential that one person makes a difference. And believe it or not, that person is you.

It sounds corny, but I wanted to be the change I wanted to see in the world. I used to have that on my notebook in school.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

We should all do something to right the wrongs that we see and not just complain about them.

SETH said: There is nothing more stimulating, more worthy of actualization, than the desire to change the world for the better. That is indeed each person's mission. You begin by working in that area of activity that is your own unique one, with your own life and activities. You begin in the corner of an office, or on the assembly line, or in the advertising agency, or in the kitchen. You begin where you are.

I tell you, the difference for me is between being victimized, terrorized, numbed by reading about different disasters, or reducing the anxiety by getting up and doing something about it, at whatever level.

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.

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

I think for anything to change, in the real world, people have got to change on the inside and that's what we want to start, to get people to think and do more themselves and get involved in whatever they want to get involved with.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Don't wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.

I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.

Can art change the world? Maybe... we should change the question: Can art change people's lives?

People like me who are reform-minded ignore the people who say, 'Just criticize and don't do anything and let's win by default.' That's ridiculous.

You can talk about what’s wrong with the world or help fix it.

One man can make a difference and every man should try.

Take responsibility. Step up and step in. Because at the end of the day, folks, we are our behaviors.

You don't have to be one of those people that accepts things as they are. Every day, take responsibility for changing them right where you are.

If you want to change the world - I do - you have to start with yourself.

As long as we can imagine a better path, of course we are obligated to seek it. This is why unwarranted pessimism about our future is actually irresponsible.

Change happens at the level of the individual

Never feel too small or powerless to make a difference.

Every person has a revolution beating within his or her chest

The world will not change until we do

You cannot change the world if you don't change your own world first.