“I think the only reason I've had the career life that I've had is that someone told me some secrets early on about living. You can do the very best you can when you're very, very relaxed, no matter what it is or what your job is, the more relaxed you are the better you are. That's sort of why I got into acting. I realized the more fun I had, the better I did it. And I thought, that's a job I could be proud of. It's changed my life learning that, and it's made me better at what I do.” ThinkingMadeMatterReasonJobsFunCan DoActingSecretCareersChangedProudNo Matter WhatI RealizedBe ProudRelaxedChanged My LifeLife Learning Author:Bill Murray
“So, The Color Purple changed my life. It changed everything about my life because, in that moment of praying and letting go, I really understood the principle of surrender. The principle of surrender is that, after you have done all that you can do, and you've done your best and given it your all, you then have to release it to whatever you call God, or don't call God.” DoneMomentsGivenCan DoPrinciplesChangedColorPrayingLetting GoUnderstoodSurrenderReleaseThat MomentPurpleChanged My Life Author:Oprah Winfrey
“I can do more than anyone suspects. I pride myself on my versatility. It took 32 years of difficult parts, second leads, villains and juveniles. The Oscar changed the quality of the roles I was being offered.” YearsI CanDifficultCan DoQualityRolesChangedPrideSuspectsVillainOscarsVersatility Author:Louis Gossett, Jr.
“You fight, you try your best, but if you lose, you dont have to break five racquets and smash up the locker room. You can do those things, but when youve finished, nothings changed. Youve still lost. If something positive came from that, I probably would do it. But I see only negativity.” IfsTryingStillsFightingLostCan DoLosesRoomsBreakFiveChangedFinishedNegativityThings ChangeLockersLocker RoomTry Your Best Author:Rafael Nadal
“The best thing you can do is fall in love. My life has been changed by falling in love.” Has BeensFallCan DoChangedFalling In LoveBest ThingsLove Of My Life Author:Russell Brand
“I was shooting lots of large format portraits then but I've since changed to digital, where you have so much more control. There are millions of things you can do with digital; you can be more spontaneous, and you're more in control of your color palette.” Can DoMillionsChangedColorShootingDigitalPortraitsSpontaneousFormatPalette Author:Gregory Heisler
“Changing your mind is probably one of the most beautiful things people can do. And I've changed my mind about a lot of things over the years.” PeopleYearsMindBeautifulCan DoChangedBeautiful ThingsChanging Your MindI've Changed Author:Paul Auster
“Things can change if the military can do a paradigm shift and gets out of the shame and coverup cycle and be a leader in our culture. In the 50s, 60s and 70s there were huge race problems in the military even more severe than the culture at large. The military saw it was detrimental and it changed and became a model to society at large.” IfsProblemCultureCan DoRaceLeaderSawsMilitaryChangedHugeModelsShameCyclesSevereParadigmDetrimentalParadigm Shift Author:Amy Ziering
“We need new art. Old art cannot do that. It can do lots of other things, and of course humanity hasn't changed that much in the last thousand or two thousand years.So that the old Greek dramas are still at the very heart, core, of human experience, but still we need new stuff.” NeedsYearsHumansHeartArtStillsTwoLastsHumanityCoursesStuffCan DoChangedDramaThousandCoreGreekThousand YearsHuman ExperienceNew StuffOld GreekGreek Drama Author:Esa-Pekka Salonen
“Some of the albums I like best in the whole world are considered psychedelic albums. A psychedelic album is an album that when you put it on, if you listen to both sides, when it's over, your perceptions have been changed and I think that our record can do that.” IfsThinkingWorldHas BeensWholeSidesCan DoRecordsChangedPerceptionAlbumsWhole WorldOver YouBoth SidesPsychedelic Author:Richard Lloyd
“Having money hasn't changed me. If anything it's made my life worse. People come up to you who knew you before you were famous and who didn't come up to you before. I'm a clever designer. I can do what the client wants. But I'm prepared to forget about money if it affects my creativity because, remember, I started off with nothing. And I can do that again.” PeopleIfsWantMadeI CanRememberCan DoForgetCreativityChangedPreparedCome UpCleverDesignerClientsUp To You Author:Alexander McQueen
“I think my weight-training proved to me more than anything that I can do anything in life if I really put my mind to it. I saw me bring myself from 137 pounds to 175 pounds over a seven-year period. That alone said to me that all you have to do is really stick with something, and you can accomplish anything you want. It's brought me great self-esteem because I know I did it. I changed me.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantYearsMindSaidI CanSelfCan DoSawsSelf EsteemChangedPeriodsTrainingWeightSticksSevenAccomplishEsteemPoundsSeven YearsAnything In LifeWeight TrainingGreat Self Esteem Author:Aaron Tippin
“Tony Gonzalez is one of the best ever and changed the way tight ends have transitioned themselves from college to the NFL. He can do a little bit of everything. He's a guy who you want to model yourself after.” WayWantLittlesEndsGuyBitsCan DoChangedCollegeLittle BitModelsNflBest Ever Author:Virgil Green
“I don't think I've changed anything, but I hope that by my talks I have encouraged people in their practice. That's as much as any of us can do.” PeopleThinkingCan DoPracticeChangedI've Changed Author:Tenzin Palmo