Proactive Change Quotes

We can't sit around waiting for big government, big business, big religion etc. to save us. We need to get informed and take inspired action.

You must personally accept the responsibility of improving your own life.

We must look within ourselves, become responsible and provide fresh solutions if we ever want to do more than complain,or make excuses.

We as African Americans knew that if we wanted to see change, we had to step up to the plate and make that change ourselves. Not everyone comes to that realization in their lives, but thank God Linda Brown's father felt that way.

We do have the power to kind of make this world what we want it to be. But we have to just choose to do it ourselves and not wait for someone else.

A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all. Those who do nothing are inviting shame as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality.

I don't believe in New Year's resolutions. I think if you want to change something, change it today and don't wait until the New Year.

Change is inevitable. Change for the better is a full-time job.

For things to change, you have to change.

If our god's work is to be done in our time, we must do it ourselves.

I don't think there's much point in bemoaning the state of the world unless there's some way you can think of to improve it. Otherwise, don't bother writing a book; go and find a tropical island and lie in the sun.

I feel confident imposing change on myself. It's a lot more fun progressing than looking back. That's why I need to throw curve balls.

You do not grow stronger by accident - you grow stronger by intention.

If I've learned one thing as a state leader, it's that California will never fulfill its truest potential if we wait for Washington to change on its own.

If you don't take change by the hand, it will take you by the throat.

I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions because I don’t think you should have to wait until December to start working on how to change yourself. I think if you’ve got a problem, you need to fix it now.

I love that as a theme for women: Stop standing by! You've got to make stuff happen! You've got to create your own world because if you let other people do it, they're going to just screw you.

If you will change everything will change for you. Don’t wait for things to change. Change doesn’t start out there, change starts within....All change starts with you.

Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.

It comes down to this: If not you, then who?

If you want to make change, 'Show me how' can be a stronger, more effective approach than 'Just say no.' That's what I think.

So many people are expecting a miracle instead of BEING a miracle.

If you want anything to change, you've got to change it. If you want things to get better, you've got to get better. And the only way to really do well in life is to find more value than anybody.

We are the change we have been waiting for.