Social transformation is not measured in weeks or months, but in generation.

More quotes by Cicely Tyson

View all
"To be seen in this life, truly observed without judgment, is what it feels like to be loved."

- Cicely Tyson

Love

"Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew."

- Cicely Tyson

Personal Growth

"All of the challenges will make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew."

- Cicely Tyson

Personal Growth

"Knowing your generational story firms the ground upon which you stand. It makes your life, your struggles and triumphs, bigger than your lone existence. It connects you to a grand plotline."

- Cicely Tyson

Inspiration

"I have learned not to allow rejection to move me."

- Cicely Tyson

Resilience

More Change Quotes

View all
"When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world."

- Norman Vincent Peale

Change

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

- Anaïs Nin

Change

"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Change

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

- William James

Change

"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

- Dolly Parton

Change