--- title: "6 Changing the world Quotes By JR" description: "6 Changing the world quotes by JR. Plus more from JR and more Changing the world sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/jr-13628_about_i-started-when-i-was-15-years-old-and-at_181052.png" --- > [I started when I was 15 years old. And at that time, I was not thinking about changing the world, I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/i-started-when-i-was-15-years-old-and-at-that-time-i-was-not-thinking/) JR [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/jr-13628_about_i-started-when-i-was-15-years-old-and-at_181052.png) > [Can art change the world? Maybe ... we should change the question: Can art change people's lives?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/can-art-change-the-world-maybe-we-should-change-the-question-can-art/) JR [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/jr-13628_art_can-art-change-the-world-maybe-we-should_316396.png) > [I want to create the largest-ever participatory art project and highlight the concept of Shadow Philanthropy, where people help others create work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/i-want-to-create-the-largest-ever-participatory-art-project-and/) JR [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/jr-13628_art_i-want-to-create-the-largest-ever-partic_1486334.png) > [Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/art-is-not-supposed-to-change-the-world-to-change-practical-things/) JR [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c2/jr-13628_analogies_art-is-not-supposed-to-change-the-world_1632135.jpg) > [Art isn't supposed to change the world, but it can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/art-isn-t-supposed-to-change-the-world-but-it-can/) JR [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/jr-13628_art_art-isn-t-supposed-to-change-the-world-b_1799777.png) > [Art is not meant to change the world, but when you see people interacting, when you see an impact on their lives,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/art-is-not-meant-to-change-the-world-but-when-you-see-people/) JR [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/jr-13628_art_art-is-not-meant-to-change-the-world-but_2136912.png) ## Other authors on Changing the world - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-jobs-87290.jpg) Steve Jobs 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/steve-jobs/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nelson-mandela-70785.jpg) Nelson Mandela 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/nelson-mandela/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mother-teresa-69278.jpg) Mother Teresa 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/mother-teresa/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-malala-yousafzai-62831.jpg) Malala Yousafzai 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/malala-yousafzai/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-guy-kawasaki-39768.jpg) Guy Kawasaki 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/guy-kawasaki/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-miguel-angel-ruiz-67827.jpg) Miguel Angel Ruiz 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/miguel-angel-ruiz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marianne-williamson-63745.jpg) Marianne Williamson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/marianne-williamson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-simon-sinek-85514.jpg) Simon Sinek 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/simon-sinek/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-francis-75890.jpg) Pope Francis 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/pope-francis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/noam-chomsky/) - [Neale Donald Walsch 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changing-the-world/neale-donald-walsch/) ## More by JR > [How Can You Call Yoursef Real If You Dont Understand What Real Is. In My Opinion I Feel That Real' Is A Fact And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/how-can-you-call-yoursef-real-if-you-dont-understand-what-real-is-in/) JR > [If there's one thing I've always taken care of with my work, it's that it's never an advertisement for anything other than the work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-always-taken-care-of-with-my-work-it-s-that/) JR > [I started when I was 15 years old. And at that time, I was not thinking about changing the world, I was doing graffiti…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/i-started-when-i-was-15-years-old-and-at-that-time-i-was-not-thinking/) JR > [When you're in New York, people don't say, 'We're happy you came to New York.' In D.C., people thank you for coming here and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/when-you-re-in-new-york-people-don-t-say-we-re-happy-you-came-to-new/) JR > [The real art is in the street, is making the artwork, and for that you have to involve people. The action is actually the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/the-real-art-is-in-the-street-is-making-the-artwork-and-for-that-you/) JR > [Can art change the world? Maybe ... we should change the question: Can art change people's lives?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/can-art-change-the-world-maybe-we-should-change-the-question-can-art/) JR > [An artist should be taking risks. That's the whole idea of being an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/an-artist-should-be-taking-risks-that-s-the-whole-idea-of-being-an/) JR > [Most of the time, people look at a piece of art online when it is just a few blocks from their house. Changing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/most-of-the-time-people-look-at-a-piece-of-art-online-when-it-is-just/) JR > [Anything worth having is worth going for- all the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/anything-worth-having-is-worth-going-for-all-the-way/) JR > [Like my daddy always said, where there's a way, there's a will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/like-my-daddy-always-said-where-there-s-a-way-there-s-a-will/) JR > [I've always been so surprised by how people interpret my photos in context.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/i-ve-always-been-so-surprised-by-how-people-interpret-my-photos-in/) JR > [The more social media we have, the more we think we're connecting, yet we are really disconnecting from each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/the-more-social-media-we-have-the-more-we-think-we-re-connecting-yet/) JR > [Revenge is the single most satisfying feeling in the world!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/revenge-is-the-single-most-satisfying-feeling-in-the-world/) JR > [The key to long term success in the marketplace is to build relationships & acquire leadership skills that can build great teams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr/the-key-to-long-term-success-in-the-marketplace-is-to-build/) JR > [A conscience is like a boat or a car. 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