#change

"To me, art's highest purpose is to entertain, to enlighten, to inspire, to evoke emotion and to change an audience in some way, big or small."

"If you had hope, maybe you could find a way to make things change,. Because if you thought about it, there were so many reasons to try."

"I don’t know the kind of person I’ll be tomorrow, but I’ll be able to look back on yesterday and ask “What was that guy’s problem?” The future is full of condescending jerks."

"Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy."

"Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better."

"But you're so busy changing the worldJust one smile can change all of mine"

"Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody."

"Accept that what you see is what you'll get. Once your relationship becomes firmly established, your partner's personality and the way in which [he or] she treats you will most likely be what your future together will look like. Staying with a partner whom you hope will change usually results in disappointment."

"Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large -- I contain multitudes."

"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another."

"I cut an inch off of every straw I see, just to make the world suck a little less."

"You can't make people change, but the organizers of WorldFest hope that people consider being vegetarian for both moral and health reasons."

"How would your life be different if…You stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day…You look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey."

"The future is not Big Government. Self-serving politicians. Powerful bureaucrats. This has been tried, tested throughout history. The result has always been disaster. President Obama, your agenda is not new. It's not change, and it's not hope."