Marc Veasey Quotes

I'm fighting hard to make the world a better place, and you can, too. Get involved with your community, be a leader, set an example, be passionate, be your best.

I love the interaction with different kinds of people. I like to shake things up, make a difference.

That by listening to some music, by reading some books, by looking at paintings, and most important by hanging out with one another - by collaborating with one another and creating your own network - you can achieve something that is much better than what is out there.

You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.

This ability to mix people together is something I learned early on.

If living by these sets of morals and principles and wanting to help better my land, better my country, my community, my team, my environment and helping the next person help themselves, if that's considered crazy, then I'm a crazy.

One of America's strengths has always been its openness to the new: both new ideas and new people.

The difference that a drama group or a cinema club can make to a small village or a town. It opens people up to ideas, potential about themselves that really, in a way, education often fails to. It's a way of drawing a community together.

Since the 1970s, I've been a big fan of attending conferences as a great way to learn, network, socialize and enjoy a new environment. It's always refreshing to get out and see a whole new world.

The best part of my carreer is getting to meet so many different people, because I learn so much from everyone.

I don't even think places like the National Youth Theatre (NYT) are necessarily about wanting to be an actor when you grow up. They're about meeting people from different backgrounds and different religions and different cultures, and mixing with people that you wouldn't ordinarily meet.

Going to another country you're not in your house, you're with people you've never met before, and I think it's definitely a good growing experience.

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

Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix.

If everybody, every day, would try to do one thing that pulls them beyond themselves the world will start being a better place.

Empowerment is not about doing the same thing the same way in the same environment. It's about building the man and the woman and doing so with a view to creating better citizens and, by extension, better patriots in this society of ours.

When I'm in the city, I like to go to different events and get introduced to different people. That's what New York is all about. There is great diversity, and there are people from all over the world who have done amazing things. That's my favorite thing to do: meet new people.

The very first instrument for the improvement of the condition of men is knowledge.

Prior to getting into music, I interacted with, on a daily basis, about 5-10 percent of the people that I've interacted with since then. I've been meeting people from different backgrounds and different cultures. That did allow for a lot of change. I've changed as a product of that, but it's been positive.

I'm a teacher and a philosopher by nature... In the end, I'm trying to teach people to live a better life. And if I can do that on top of entertain, then I leave the world a better place.

Traditional hackathons are fun and focused on skill and competition, but we believe that events which focus on the positive social impact of technology engage a wider and more diverse set of participants.

With every person you meet, there is a new and exciting experience to be had.

I learned so much from the people in Seattle. They taught me everything from community to business relationships.

But sport is about character. It is about understanding how a team works, about pushing the team. I also wanted to do it because of where I am from as a human being. That's what London people want: thinking outside the box, new ideas.

I wouldn't mind if I had to travel every single day. I love meeting new people and experiencing new things, making new connections with people in different places.