Quotes About Transformation

I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not on the outside.

A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.

You hold the keys of change within you. You be the change you want to see.

It's enough to make a small shift within and a small action in the world. Collectively these have a huge effect.

The fact that I could secure an opera engagement made me realize I had within me the making of an artist, if I would really labor for such an end. When I became thoroughly convinced of this, I was transformed from an amateur into a professional in a single day.

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous.

Trust me, you can't change anything without causing some degree of disruption. It's impossible, that is exactly what change is. Some people are uncomfortable with the disruption that change causes, but the disruption is necessary if anything is going to change.

We should be in constant evolution and adapt to the new without ever losing our essence or our integrity.

Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream.

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

You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness.

You cannot travel within and stand still without.

Some people awaken spiritually without ever coming into contact with any meditation technique or any spiritual teaching. They may awaken simply because they can't stand the suffering anymore.

There can be no democracy without truth. There can be no truth without controversy, there can be no change without freedom. Without freedom there can be no progress.

What's a butterfly garden without butterflies?

There is no birth of consciousness without pain.

A society should never become like a pond with stagnant water, without movement. That's the most important thing.

A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution.

If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.

Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement.

Every Christian must be convinced of his fundamental and vital duty of bearing witness to the truth in which he believes and the grace that has transformed him.

Art is changing. Again. Here. Now. Opportunities to witness this are rare, so attend and observe.

I'm very curious to witness the historic transformation of Chinese women.