“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.”
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Nikos Kazantzakis 222
Greek writer 1883–1957Related quotes

“We have the ability to change our own reality.”
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“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”

This quotation's origin is actually unknown, however it is not found in the Dao De Jing.
生命是一连串的自发的自然变化。逆流而动只会徒增伤悲。接受现实,万物自然循着规律发展。
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Variant: Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them — that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

“Our focus has to be on changing reality, not changing laws.”
Source: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Interview http://veja.abril.com.br/240210/candidata-conquista-ninho-p-050.shtml to Veja magazine, February 24.
2010