Lauryn Hill Quotes

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that is your own self. So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterwards, when you have worked on your own corner.

There is no other way to change something or someone for the better except to occupy it first. The only person you can occupy is yourself. That is why the only person who can change you for the better is you. Without your decision to change and your commitment to change, you will not change.

The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.

The quote that helped me the most with my life was: It only gets better when you get better. That woke me up.

According to me, your life is going to be a gradual process of becoming kinder and more loving. Hurry up. Speed it along. Start right now.

The message I'm sending to myself - I can't change the world until I change myself first.

Truly enlightened people never seek to be like others. Rather, they seek to be superior to their former selves.

Improvement begins with I.

I have no expectations. I just want to better myself.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Don't go through life, grow through life.

Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.

Before you can do something you must first be something.

You need someone who is going to help you make that better version of yourself.

All of us want to be better. Human nature is always seeking advancement.

Anyway, I believe you don't fix the inside by putting something on the outside.

You may not seem able to change some outer circumstances but you can start by changing your inner experience of life and yourself.

Social revolutions and group revolutions are good, and we need that, but we also need personal revolution - revolution within ourselves that change who we are as people.

Just saying you are better than good won't make it so. But, when you understand what it takes to live the better than good life, and you apply yourself, your life will truly be better than good.

Human improvement is from within outward.

To work on great material, what you really end up working on is yourself, your own humanity.

Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.

My future's about trying to be a better man.

You change your life by changing your heart.

You can always become better.