Quotes About Impact

Really, whenever you read something wonderful, it changes your life, even if you aren't aware of it.

Of course you could do more—you can always do more, and you should do more—but still, the important thing is to do what you can, whenever you can.

Philanthropy is the thing that I am really excited about, and having success means I can do more.

Expressing anger is a form of public littering.

The past does not influence me; I influence it.

Wat zou er trouwens veranderen als er op andere planeten ook mensen woonden? Ik heb nooit gehoord dat de Europeanen zich minder eenzaam voelden, toen Columbus ontdekte dat Amerika bestond er dat er daar ook mensen waren.

Words and pictures can work together to communicate more powerfully than either alone.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

They warn us to be careful in choosing our associates; other people, after all, have the power to shatter our tranquility—if we let them.

All of us who professionally use the mass media are the shapers of society. We can vulgerize that society. We can brutalize it. Or we can help lift it onto a higher level.

An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.

Properly practiced creativity can make one ad do the work of ten.

Word of mouth is the best medium of all.

What seems to be, is, to those to whom it seems to be, and is productive of the most dreadful consequences to those to whom it seems to be, even of torments, despair, eternal death.

Poetry fettered fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish!

The last thing we learn about ourselves is our effect.

The single biggest reason organizational changes fail is because no one has thought about endings or planned to manage their impact on people. Naturally concerned about the future, planners and implementers all too often forget that people have to let go of the present first. They forget that while the first task of change management is to understand the desired outcome and how to get there, the first task of transition management is to convince people to leave home.

What is the problem? What is the situation that requires this change to solve it? Who says so, and on what evidence? What would occur if no one acted to solve this problem? And what would happen to us if that occurred?

Don't just talk about the endings—create actions or activities that dramatize them.

It is the difference between hitting with a pillow and hitting with a baseball bat.

Humans are well known for weaving intricate webs of thought and then ensnaring themselves in their own creations. Our universe functions as a powerful energy mirror. With every focused thought you are broadcasting waves of creative energy into your immediate environment. Few realize that their thoughts have a powerful impact upon the subtle energies around them.

William Carey chides his countrymen for deciding it would be impossible for the Gospel to travel over great distances and to penetrate varied cultures when they are willing to face the same trials for the sake of commerce.

I'm not afraid of failure, I'm afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.

Words cut deeper than knives. A knife can be pulled out, words are embedded into our souls.