Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Quotes

I regret that I have not written more, shouted louder, and acted out my beliefs.

I think it can be a good idea to know what you do well and use that to open the door for yourself. Once you open the door, close it behind you, and start to make changes.

You have to be ruthless with yourself, in terms of being honest about what is working and what is not.

Do not consider painful what is good for you.

Where I am right now I'm pretty good at. You know, I understand that there's a problem. I'm addressing it. I'm doing the work that I have to do.

I suppose I have very undesirable traits. I am very critical, which is very undesirable. But it is good from a business point of view.

For eleven months and maybe about twenty days each year, we concentrate upon the shortcomings of others, but for a few days at the turn of the New Year we look at our own. It is a good habit.

The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.

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

Ask yourself: was there anything I could have done to prevent the situation? If the answer is yes, do something now and become a better person for it.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.

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

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

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.

The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there.

It frustrates me about myself when I see I'm not taking the road that demands more of me.

If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it.

We have all examined our past critically and are very much aware of even the unpleasant things. Now, we need to look at what we plan to do with the lessons we have learned from the past.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

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

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

Bad Religion's tradition has always been to try and provoke people but hopefully lead them to a better sense of who they are and what they stand for. That's supposed to make them feel better.