#ren

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ↗

— William James

#act #difference #does #makes #you

Stories have a way of changing faces. They are unruly things, undisciplined, given to delinquency and the throwing of erasers. This is why we must close them up into thick, solid books, so they cannot get out and cause trouble. ↗

— Catherynne M. Valente

#wisdom #change

Something amazing happens when we surrender and just love. We melt into another world, a realm of power already within us. The world changes when we change. the world softens when we soften. The world loves us when we choose to love the world. ↗

— Marianne Williamson

#power #surrender #change

That’s you. Callie, you’re the only person that’s ever made me feel happy about anything. That night you saved me, you changed something in me—you made me want to live. ↗

— Jessica Sorensen

#jessica-sorensen #change

Status quos are made to be broken. ↗

— Ray Davis

#make-a-difference #status-quo #change

Some Things Never Change. They just Become Different. ↗

— Joshua Caleb

#different #change

And even if you do wear a maid outfit, it doesn't change the fact that you're strong or that you're smart or that you try really hard at everything you do. I think you'd still deserve to walk with your head held high. ↗

— Hiro Fujiwara

#judging-by-appearance #strength #change

If you want to have a more pleasant,cooperative teenager, be a more understanding, emphatic, consistent, loving parent. ↗

— Stephen R. Covey

#teenager #change

I'm most disturbed by the theory of rubber resilience in children; as if its much easier to bounce back with youth. I see them more like Steel. When heated, they can be bent either which way. But if it's not corrected by the time things cool down, they can be forever changed. ↗

— Zack W. Van

#bullying #children #psychology-spirituality #change

Our parents prayer is the most beautiful poetry and expectations ↗

— Aditia Rinaldi

#parents #pray #beauty