Takashi Murakami Quotes

In a cornball way, I think being a celebrity is about making a difference, too.

I'm not a person that just supports an issue; I go out and work for it.

One person can make a difference. In fact, it's not only possible for one person to make a difference, it's essential that one person makes a difference. And believe it or not, that person is you.

I never thought we had a chance of impacting anything. I am just starting to realize that we can change things - not just VICE, but all of us. In fact, we have to.

To make a difference is just... I think... the purpose of what life is.

I've always been the most vocal person socially about things that I feel are important.

You can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference.

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.

You can have an impact anywhere you are.

When I lecture kids, I say, 'You've got to be ambitious by the advertising - ambitious. You've got to say, 'See, this product? Maybe I can change the world with this product.'' They look at me like I'm nuts, but that's what you can do.

Anytime you can be a part of something that hopefully tries to make a cultural contribution, I love the idea of that.

If we don't challenge each other to use our platforms for better than our niches or what our quote-unquote brand is, what are we doing as influencers? If we can't activate our audiences at the times it's important or needed, then what do we have these platforms for?

There are so many causes that you care about, but one can't change or take on the world, so one has to really focus on where you feel you can - to use a very overworked phrase - truly try to do something to make a difference.

It's on the people to dictate what is relevant and what is moving.

There's only so much I can do to effect change - and really, the thing that I can do that's most effective is to work and to do good work. That, I feel, is speaking out in its own way.

We have all these ideas and visions, and they're able to come to life, and our voices are being heard, which is really amazing.

It's my responsibility as an artist and public figure to put the right frequency out there.

I'd really like to make my mark in India.

Time flies when you're changing the world.

I just want to do something that I feel makes a difference.

I don't think we are changing the world here, but we might be influencing a perspective.

Music helps shape the way people think about the world and act in the world.

If i can do just one tenth of the good Michael Jackson did for others, i can really make a difference in this world

Musicians have the power to influence people and along with movie makers, they can reach and influence more people than any group of people, more than scientists and certainly more than politicians.

A story is based on what people think is important, so when we live a story, we are telling people around us what we think is important.