Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes

Revolution is born as a social entity within the oppressor society.

Real change is always violent, but it may hurt a lot less than what's in place before the violence occurs.

Every single change is fought by those who would be affected by it.

This House has heard discord and rebellion encouraged and avowed from more than one quarter.

Insurrection as soon as circumstances allow.

Only force would produce social change.

Tomorrow the revolution will 'rise up again, clashing its weapons,' and to your horror it will proclaim with trumpets blazing: I was, I am, I shall be!

‎What is to prevent, say, an uprising?

Keep this straight in your head: we are not fighting an alien invasion - we're leading a revolution. And today the battle begins.

Tomorrow the revolution will already 'raise itself with a rattle' and announce with fanfare, to your terror: I was, I am, I will be!

Anything in life that we don't accept will simply make trouble for us until we make peace with it.

We could afford the price of peace. Love is all it costs.

Revolution is obstructed evolution.

Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

I studied revolutions at university, and I think each revolution must begin with a moment of 'no.' If enough people have that moment at the same time, it becomes a movement.

You must first get along with yourself before you can get along with others.

We accept the world in order to change it. If you do not accept, then what are you going to change?

You don't have a peaceful revolution. You don't have a turn-the-cheek revolution. There's no such thing as a nonviolent revolution.

Don't accept the old order. Get rid of it.

Give me time and I'll give you a revolution.

The revolution doesn't always look perfect.

Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change the world again.

No real social change has ever been brought about without a revolution... revolution is but thought carried into action.

The way I see it, it's impossible to change things without encountering resistance.