Change Quotes

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.

The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.

But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

I wouldn't change anything. I've made mistakes, but thanks to those mistakes, I've learned.

Markets change, tastes change, so the companies and the individuals who choose to compete in those markets must change.

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.

Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.

Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

The most important thing about global warming is this. Whether humans are responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left to the scientists, but it's all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future generations than we found it.

Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.

Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there.

Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority.

I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.

You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.

Change is inevitable. Change is constant.

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.

Change in all things is sweet.

I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.

Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him.

The only way to permanently change the temperature in the room is to reset the thermostat. In the same way, the only way to change your level of financial success 'permanently' is to reset your financial thermostat. But it is your choice whether you choose to change.

You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to change, that's the way it works.

If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.

He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.

All is connected... no one thing can change by itself.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.

We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.

Things do not change; we change.

I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.

We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.

It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now.

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

The moment of change is the only poem.

Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.

Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons. Neither the offender nor the offended are any more themselves.

Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed.

Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.

There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend.

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.

We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.

There is nothing so stable as change.

There is nothing permanent except change.

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

People change and forget to tell each other.

Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.

Change before you have to.

Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain that he's not the man she married?

New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.

The more things change, the more they are the same.

Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.

It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.

You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind.

One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

My dad always said, 'Don't worry what people think, because you can't change it.'

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.

Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.

The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.

What's dangerous is not to evolve.

Miracles happen everyday, change your perception of what a miracle is and you'll see them all around you.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, they will have to live in different ways. Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of it.