One person can make a difference. You don't have to be a big shot. You don't have to have a lot of influence. You just have to have faith in your power to change things.
Too often, we rely on other people - whether it be politicians or institutions - to effect change.
You really hope that people who want to be politically active aren't so disillusioned at this point. I do feel positive about what's happening. I think that with all of these movements, and this growing collective voice that's emerging, people are starting to come out of the kind of dazed state that they were in for so many years. But it's tough to know the best way to effect change now. Campaigning alone no longer seems to be the answer.
I cannot change others, but I can influence others... we can't change people, but we can and we do influence people, and we do it every single day.
If you want change, create the causes.
There's always an opportunity to make a difference
Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers. Keep calm and carry on!
If I choose to keep my opinions and my activism to myself, then I'm not effecting any change in my time here on Earth.
Make a difference, does it? You stay the night here snake get you.
Don't wait until you are perfect to change the world.
The only way to make a difference is to acquire power.
We are too focused on avoiding criticism and not enough on making a difference.
Wherever I've played, I only affect the breakdowns that are in front of me.
There is much to be done, there is much that can be done... one person of integrity can make a difference.
I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce that little round ball, but my proudest moments are affecting people's lives, effecting change, being a role model in the community.
I feel like I made a little bit of difference.
If you've got the platform and the ability to make a difference, then this goes beyond 'should' and reaches the level of 'must.' You must make a difference or you squander the opportunity. Wasting the opportunity both degrades your own ability to contribute and, more urgently, takes something away from the rest of us.
I've got to keep on writing. That's non-negotiable. At the same time, one has to look at the world and recognise that writing is not the only thing to be done - I want to have an effect on the world.
I'm just trying to be part of the movement that decentralizes and hopefully creates peace. By supporting smaller, democratic structures, you can effect change.
