I loved my parents... but that can never change the fact that my father's violence ruined my childhood.
The role model approach to social change is no substitute for challenging unjust employment practices, educational policies and housing.
I really think the Patriot Act violates our Constitution. It was, it is, an illegal act. The Congress, the Senate and the president cannot change the Constitution.
I'm under no illusion that there are things about me that I'd like to change. I just accept who I am, and I'm proud of it.
Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society.
Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.
Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with.
I was dissatisfied with the status quo back in the 80's, particularly how the West was represented in federation. I wanted to try to change it.
Franklin Roosevelt was a great leader. He saw how to use the levers of power to affect change.
So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years?
Ultimately, you change the culture in Washington only one way, and it's one election at a time, with the character of the people you send.
I never put down a bad script and I never walk out of a bad movie because I'm always hopeful things will change.
There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.
We all know that change is inevitable. It provides us with a challenge and an opportunity to grow and improve and to attract new members with new ideas.
If I had to do my life over, I would change every single thing I have done.
I think a fundamentalist is somebody who believes something unshakably and isn't going to change their mind.
Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.
The accent in England can change literally from street to street, and people have this sort of feudal tribalism whereby you can identify somebody's provenance by their voice.
Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?
It is always more fun to play a bad guy than to be yourself as you can create a character unlike your own and be someone you are not for a change.
I think after the 2008 Olympics I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome, so I knew I had to change some things.
