If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see what others do.
~ GandhiReferenced in Beyond the Self: Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience by Matthieu Ricard and Wolf Singer
Similar to Rick Steve’s quote, “If something’s not to your liking, change your liking.”