When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.
A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
You really can change the world if you care enough.
I feel that the best companies are started not because the founder wanted a company but because the founder wanted to change the world... If you decide you want to found a company, you maybe start to develop your first idea. And hire lots of workers.
I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.
All I want to do is change the world.
Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
If your life changes, we can change the world, too.
Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.
If you're going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
Prayer doesn't just change things - it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.
I want to change things for the better, just like everybody else.
I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.
Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.
I only change things where I know about a situation. I'd never change just for change.
I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.
If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now.
My career, I look at it in a Darwinian framework. I'm going to do exactly what I want, and I'm going to survive, or I'm not. I'm not going to pander. I'm not going to change things. I'm not going to do focus groups. I'll live and die by the sword. I don't care. Because I couldn't live with myself.
I'm a scientist at heart, so I know how important the truth is. However inconvenient, however unattractive, however embarrassing, however shocking, the truth is the truth, and wanting it not to be true doesn't change things.
Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
