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Saving The World Quotes

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George Harrison
“The Beatles saved the world from boredom.”
George Harrison

Rick Riordan
“She had to go on this quest. The fate of the world might depend on it. But part of him wanted to say: Forget the world. He didn’t want to be without her.”
Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena

Gerard Way
“I thought if we made an album that tried to change the world, or give it hope, it would really happen. But all people found was death and destruction and misery and self-hate. I learned that the world doesn't want to be saved, and it will f**king punch you in the face if you try.”
Gerard Way

“To really change the world, we have to help people change the way they see things. Global betterment is a mental process, not one that requires huge sums of money or a high level of authority. Change has to be psychological. So if you want to see real change, stay persistent in educating humanity on how similar we all are than different. Don't only strive to be the change you want to see in the world, but also help all those around you see the world through commonalities of the heart so that they would want to change with you. This is how humanity will evolve to become better. This is how you can change the world. The language of the heart is mankind's main common language.”
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

Marc Jampole
“You can’t save anyone who wouldn’t save themselves without you. It’s the hardest lesson to learn in life, take it from me.
- p. 47, The Brothers Silver”
Marc Jampole, The Brothers Silver

Roshani Chokshi
“Maybe that's why superheroes wore capes. Maybe they weren't capes at all, but safety blankets, like the one Aru kept at the bottom of her bed and pulled up under her chin before she went to sleep. Maybe superheroes just tied their blankies around their necks so they'd have a little bit of comfort wherever they went. Because honestly? Saving the world was scary. No harm admitting that.”
Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time

“I gave up on any hope of redemption long ago. Hell, at this point I’m simply waiting to die. So, leave before you waste any more of your time. I can’t and frankly don’t deserve to help you… 
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Cade Mengler, The Companions

Edward Abbey
“Saving the world is only a hobby. Most of the time I do nothing.”
Edward Abbey, Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

Shannon Messenger
“Take care of yourself, okay?” Sophie whispered.
Her sister nodded. “And you keep . . . saving the world.”
Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Republicans don't want to 'save the world'; they want to save the country from those who would 'save the world.”
Richard D. Kahlenberg, Broken Contract: A Memoir of Harvard Law School

James Patterson
“I’m not comfortable in this stadium,” I explained, trying to look calm.
“I know. And you hate Fang looking at those girls. But we’re still having
fun, and Fang still loves you, and you’ll still save the world. Okay?”
James Patterson, Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

“Lucius could tell that the mercenary was not proud to admit to being driven by anger. It kept him alive. Why then, would it bother him?”
Cade Mengler, The Companions

Leigh Bardugo
“You have your own problems right now, Zenik, said a voice in her head. Stop worrying about saving the world and save your own ass. Sometimes her inner voice could be very wise.”
Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

Kailin Gow
“I try not to think about what saving our world has cost them, even though I can’t help thinking that it has been worth it.", FADE by Kailin Gow”
Kailin Gow, Fever

Kailin Gow
“It isn’t every day that you get to save the world.”, FADE by Kailin Gow”
Kailin Gow, Fever

Abhijit Naskar
“Smartness will not save this world, warmth and wisdom will.”
Abhijit Naskar

Rachel Hartman
“The world is surprisingly hard to destroy, whereas saving it can be done a bit at a time.”
Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

Shaun David Hutchinson
“How can you make an informed decision about whether to save the world if you never leave your tiny part of it?”
Shaun David Hutchinson, We Are the Ants

Carollynn Lemky
“We should all stop wasting time using things we need, and start using most of our time saving them!”
Carollynn Lemky

Abhijit Naskar
“You have been obsessed with entertainment for so long, that you have almost gone blind to the obvious signs of distress that Mother Earth has been sending for decades.”
Abhijit Naskar

Nenia Campbell
“I guess we don’t get to fight for the fate of the world in t-shirts.”
Nenia Campbell, Dragon Queen

Rich Shapero
“Can one young man change a civilization?”
Rich Shapero, Arms from the Sea

Romain Gary
“I had made it my chief aim in Africa to hinder the spreading of our poisons — of our absurd political notions of democracy, self-government, parliamentary institutions, political parties, and all that threatened the African way of life and the traditions of the African tribes. I was here to watch over a pastoral civilization, to prevent it from going our way, and I was ready to do anything to carry out my self-appointed task.”
Romain Gary, The Roots of Heaven

Sarah Gracia
“Tara, you have to study. Saving the world can wait two hours.”
Sarah Gracia, Prisoners of War

Danielle Banas
“There’s always someone else to save,” said Wallace. “Someone more important, maybe someone closer in reach. But what about the rest? What about the ones who fall through the cracks?”
Danielle Banas, The Supervillain and Me

“Be what you believe and argue less, love your neighbor, bless those who persecute you, be at peace with all people - that is what saves the world!”
Karl Forehand, The Tea Shop

John   Gray
“Humans cannot save the world, but this is no reason for despair. It does not need saving. Happily, humans will never live in a world of their own making.”
John Gray, Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals

“Anyway, I’m rather pessimistic about all this talk of saving the planet. I don’t think we’re going to make it. Everyone’s interests and stakes are so different.”
Aian D. Grey, EMA

Dean Koontz
“By thousands of chance encounters and uncountable coincidences, people are drawn together to save a life, to save a nation, to save the world.”
Dean Koontz, The Big Dark Sky

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