Amanda Seales Quotes

We accept the world in order to change it. If you do not accept, then what are you going to change?

I'm part of an important movement that needs to happen.

I'm trying to change the world.

I always had a desire to see change and be part of it.

What's clear - and exciting - is that communication for social change is growing.

Every major social movement in our history was fueled in large part by religion and faith. Abolitionism, women’s suffrage, child labor law, and most famously, civil rights.

The goal in the end is not to win elections. The goal is to change society.

I am unapologetic about the need for social change, greater inclusion, and equity.

Especially in the sphere of social activism, I think we tend to unwittingly conceptualize progress or revolution as black and white and having a clear beginning and end.

All I want to do is change the world.

Activism has been very productive in our society.

I'm an agent of change all day long, and I want to meet other people like that.

I want to be known as a catalyst for change.

I think all art is, by nature, intended to motivate society for change, and the only reason change doesn't happen is because within the target population, courage is lacking.

As a daughter of a former NAACP chapter president, I know all too well how everyday people can change lives and create progress so many others consider 'impossible.'

Creating deep and meaningful change in this country takes time - years and sometimes decades.

I don't think there will ever be a time when people will stop wanting to bring about change.

What's more important is that we talk about movements; change happens through movements. The movement to end slavery, the movement to bring justice for those who have been left out of the system, movements to include women, movements around sexual preference - all these movements brought about change.

I'm not any kind of social reformer.

That's what it's about, how society changes people but people can also change society. It only takes a few people to do things and help themselves instead of sitting around on their asses. She has a very global outlook on life and all sorts of things.

Believe me, the intellectual revolution is going on, and that has to come first before you see the political changes. That's where I'm very optimistic.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

It's the need for change that drives us to join forces with our brothers and sisters all around the world - but change is slow.

There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them.

Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and statesmanship is irrelevant; fail to use them and it is weak.