The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.
Roald DahlRead
Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
Interpretation
Everyone has the potential to make a significant impact on the world around them.
This quote by Roald Dahl emphasizes that within every individual lies the innate power and ability to bring about change, whether in their own lives or on a larger scale. It inspires us to tap into our inner strength and take action, reminding us that small efforts can collectively lead to substantial transformations in society.
In practice
In a motivational speech about social responsibility.
The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.
Matilda said, "Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it's unbelievable.
I asked my mum, who's a very clever psychotherapist, and she says that kids love stories about death; they need it, they need to have stories that deal with death and explain it, as a place to put their fears.
By the time I am nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected at least one hundred and fifty times. I am suspicious of both facility and speed. Good writing is essentially rewriting. I am positive of this.
You seemed so far away," Miss Honey whispered, awestruck. "Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings," Matilda said. "It was wonderful.
If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
I am for lifting everyone off the social bottom. In fact, I am for doing away with the social bottom altogether.
After spending three or four years interacting with the Bush administration, I realized they were not taking any actions to deal with climate change. So, I decided to give one talk, and then it snowballed into another talk and eventually to even protesting and getting arrested.
Change is a threat when done to me, but an opportunity when done by me.
It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered.
Keeping our eyes on journey's end is what we need - the place where we see at last the world that is greater than the world, the new creation that cannot be contained in present thought or social order or piety.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
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