“If you don't like something, change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.”
The Ballot or the Bullet (1964), Speech in Detroit, Michigan (12 April 1964)
Variant: Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought pattern. Once you change your thought pattern, you change your — your attitude. Once you change your attitude, it changes your behavior pattern and then you go on into some action.
Context: Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought pattern. Once you change your thought pattern, you change your — your attitude. Once you change your attitude, it changes your behavior pattern and then you go on into some action. As long as you gotta sit-down philosophy, you’ll have a sit-down thought pattern, and as long as you think that old sit-down thought you’ll be in some kind of sit-down action.
Source: Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
“You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude”
“If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.”
Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.”
Source: The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
