Frances O'Grady Quotes

The action of Rosa Parks, the words and leadership of Dr. King inspired me. I was deeply inspired. I wanted to do something.

It takes one brave woman to implement change and for other women to be able to follow that.

I think we can only ultimately change the world by example and by fearlessly embracing what could happen.

I have always believed that I could help change the world, because I have been lucky to have adults around me who did.

One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes.

I have always wanted to be a catalyst for bringing about positive change, inspiring others to choose goodness.

Like you do about Nelson Mandela, you can't help feeling the guy's a good man.

A lot of young people don't think they can make a difference. That's really what I am at Dartmouth to do. I'm there to tell the young people, 'Look, a few committed souls can change the world.'

Giving back, doing motivational speeches and stuff like that, that's always made me feel good. If you repeatedly go out there, and you are the change that you want to see, then that's what you are.

Help young people. Help small guys. Because small guys will be big. Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world.

If you can find the courage, if you have in your heart even the slightest bit of rebellion against injustice, maybe you can channel that and become a leader.

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

I'm all for having an empowered first lady who can really use that position to improve conditions, be a role model and make change.

I've always kind of lived my life to be as much as possible a positive role model for children.

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.

Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century later.

Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.

It is stories - both real and fictional - that can captivate hearts, change minds and, in the most powerful examples, spur action.

Mr. [Winston] Churchill has been one of the few—the very few—who have significantly and beneficently affected the course of events … How seldom can this be said of anyone.

It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a good cause.

Great men don't 'move to the center' — great men move the center!

Somehow, the guys in power have to be reached by counter-power, or through a change in their hearts and minds, or change will not come.

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

If you go up on a mountain and scream about change, you better make sure you're ready for people to come.

I try to be a good role model for my son, my family, my friends, and then I try to be a good role model for the rest of the people, too.