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> [Change isn't optional, and creation isn't something that happened a long time ago and then ended. It's ongoing, and we are invited to be a part of it. The question for us is 'what will we create in this new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lamotte/change-isn-t-optional-and-creation-isn-t-something-that-happened-a/)

[David LaMotte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lamotte/)

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## More by David LaMotte

> [“We are all hypocrites, in the sense that our actions will never perfectly match our values as we profess them. The question is whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lamotte/we-are-all-hypocrites-in-the-sense-that-our-actions-will-never/)

[David LaMotte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lamotte/)

> [You mean the world to me and I'll never stop loving you 'Cause what you have given me I can never repay And if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lamotte/you-mean-the-world-to-me-and-i-ll-never-stop-loving-you-cause-what/)

[David LaMotte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lamotte/)

> [“Good work is complicated and may cause damage, but inaction in the face of manifest injustice is simply opting for the harm we know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lamotte/good-work-is-complicated-and-may-cause-damage-but-inaction-in-the/)

[David LaMotte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lamotte/)

> [Change isn't optional, and creation isn't something that happened a long time ago and then ended. It's ongoing, and we are invited to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lamotte/change-isn-t-optional-and-creation-isn-t-something-that-happened-a/)

[David LaMotte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lamotte/)

> [Andy Gullahorn is my favorite new musical discovery of the past five years. He's a brilliant writer, a fine musician and a generous spirit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lamotte/andy-gullahorn-is-my-favorite-new-musical-discovery-of-the-past-five/)

[David LaMotte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lamotte/)

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