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People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book. ↗

— Malcolm X

#inspirational #literacy #religious #change

Just because you said dragon demons were extinct—" "I said mostly extinct." Alec jabbed a finger toward him. "Mostly extinct," he said, his voice trembling with rage, "is NOT EXTINCT ENOUGH." "I see," said Jace. "I'll just have them change the entry in the demonology textbook from 'almost extinct' to 'not extinct enough for Alec. He prefers his monsters really, really extinct.' Will that make you happy? ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#city-of-ashes #humour #jace-wayland #change

Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we, helpless? Puppets? No. The big moments are gonna come. You can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are. ↗

— Joss Whedon

#changes #inspirational #life #self-determination #self-discovery

A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things. ↗

— Barack Obama

#commitment #politics #change

I was sponsored when I was about seven by Burton Snowboards. ↗

— Shaun White

#burton #i #seven #sponsored

I've got to stand up for the sport. ↗

— Shaun White

#i #stand #stand up #up

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ↗

— Charles Darwin

#change

Death was a living creature. Death was a man tormented by his past. Death was once a human. ↗

— S.K.N. Hammerstone

#angel-of-death #angels-and-demons #horror #death

Forgive the past. It is over. Learn from it and let go. People are constantly changing and growing. Do not cling to a limited, disconnected, negative image of a person in the past. See that person now. Your relationship is always alive and changing. ↗

— Brian L. Weiss

#spirituality #change

I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world. ↗

— Tupac Shakur

#inspirational #music #change