Transformative Quotes

91 quotes by 77 authors

We might possess every technological resource... but if our language is inadequate, our vision remains formless, our thinking and feeling are still running in the… — Adrienne Rich
Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
For those who are able to work, work has to be seen as the best route out of poverty. For work is not just about… — Iain Duncan Smith
The transformative power of love is not fully embraced in our society because we often wrongly believe that torment and anguish are our â€˜naturalâ€™ condition. — Bell Hooks
It is necessary that the weakness of the powerless is transformed into a force capable of announcing justice. For this to happen, a total denouncement… — Paulo Freire
Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities--that's training or instruction--but is rather a making visible what is hidden… — Thomas Moore
I believe in the transformative power of cinema. It is only through this shared dream-experience that we can transcend the oppressive minutiae of daily existence… — Daniel Clowes
Christian faith, as I understand it, is not primarily a matter of signing on for the proposition that there exists a Supreme Being, but the… — Terry Eagleton
It is only when we begin to relax with ourselves that meditation becomes a transformative process. Only when we relate with ourselves without moralizing, without… — Pema Chodron
It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately fill up the space. By waiting, we begin to connect with fundamental restlessness as well… — Pema Chodron
How will you go about finding that thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you?" (Plato) The things we want are transformative, and… — Rebecca Solnit
Change is not a threat, it's an opportunity. Survival is not the goal, transformative success is. — Seth Godin
The light that Yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms… — B.K.S. Iyengar
To undertake a genuine spiritual path is not to avoid difficulties but to learn the art of making mistakes wakefully, to bring them to the… — Jack Kornfield
If you economically empower a woman, she represents enormous opportunity that can actually be transformative not only for her family and for her community, but… — Sheryl WuDunn
The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce. — Iqbal Quadir
Well, I believe life is a Zen koan, that is, an unsolvable riddle. But the contemplation of that riddle - even though it cannot be… — Tom Robbins
Barack Obama hopes his famous health care victory will mark him as a transformative president. History, however, may judge it to have been his missed… — George Will
There is something about the ability to externalize our thoughts and compare them with other people in a public way that is really transformative for… — Clive Thompson
I assume the body language no matter what in doing voiceover. There is a transformative aspect. — Jennifer Hale

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