Stefan Hell Quotes

There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

Nothing else in the world... not all the armies... is so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

I don't care to be famous. But at the same time, you look at all the role models these little girls have, and they don't have anyone to look up to. I mean, it's weird, but if I just hid out and didn't let myself be known, who would they look up to instead, you know?

I did want to be Joni Mitchell for quite a long time.

A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.

The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.

Judge the goodness of a book by the energy of the punches it has given you. I believe the greatest characteristic of genius, is, above all, force.

People we've encountered at pivotal moments who profoundly influence our direction are not necessarily the people whose names everybody knows. More often, they are the people who say or do just the right thing, at the right time.

Of course I live in my time, and I'm really curious. But, at the same time, I don't think it has a direct impact on my work.

I've met Oprah Winfrey twice, but I want to spend some quality time with her. I want to sit her down and talk at her for a minute about what she means to me and why she means that. Then I have some advice for her, too... I have an idea or two.

We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.

As an African American actress, there are people who have been staples in my life that opened a door that I can walk through. I hope that I can have that impact.

Revolutions do not go backward.

Ideas move fast when their time comes.

The past has a lobby …; the future does not have a lobby.

Some talk change. Others cause it..

Your life continues in those who continue the revolution.

I want to inflict some change on people.

I have carried the burden of being a role model for some time. And that's great. The body of work I've done has afforded me that opportunity.

You never know when the timing is going to hit in a such a way that you're going to make a difference.

You want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripple for change.

It takes but one person, one moment, one conviction, to start a ripple of change.

When I saw 'Hamilton,' it changed my life. It's one of the most beautiful things I saw on stage.

I just feel like I have a chance to be a role model now.

To me, it's the outstanding people, people like Jack Kirby that really make a difference, that are very, very important.