# Quote of the Day for September 14, 2026

> Source: https://positivity.org/quotes/daily-quotes/2026-09-14

Monday, September 14, 2026 · twelve hand-picked quotes for today.

## Quote of the day

> “Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.”

— **James Russell Lowell** · [Change](https://positivity.org/quotes/change-quotes)

## Eleven more for today

- “Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.” — Walt Disney · Change

- “Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” — Erich Fromm · Strength

- “Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.” — Dale Carnegie · Strength

- “Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.” — Thomas S. Monson · Strength

- “Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.” — Leo Rosten · Strength

- “My father was the guy on the block who said hi to everyone.” — Damon Wayans · Family

- “Fortunately, as it pertains to guns, my dad and uncle introduced me to guns the way it needs to be done: smart, slow and safe.” — Ted Nugent · Family

- “My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preached that the pen is mightier than a Molotov cocktail.” — Joseph Gordon-Levitt · Family

- “I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.” — Mike Tyson · Dreams Quotes

- “I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.” — Khalil Gibran · Dreams Quotes

- “Most new jobs won't come from our biggest employers. They will come from our smallest. We've got to do everything we can to make entrepreneurial dreams a reality.” — Ross Perot · Dreams Quotes

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