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Change Quotes

"In bodies moved, the motion is received, increased, diminished, or lost, according to the relations of the quantity of matter and velocity; each diversity is uniformity, each change is constancy."

"In bodies moved, the motion is received, increased, diminished, or lost, according to the relations of the quantity of matter and velocity; each diversity is uniformity, each change is constancy."

Charles de Secondat, French Philosopher

Change, Constancy, Diversity, Quantity

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"The only way that we're going to feel secure in this country again and that we're going to feel good about ourselves is if we use these systems we've put into place to create positive change around the world. I really believe we can do that."

"The only way that we're going to feel secure in this country again and that we're going to feel good about ourselves is if we use these systems we've put into place to create positive change around the world. I really believe we can do that."

John Perkins, American Economist

Change, Positive, Country, World

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"We have to change course. And we have to do so now. That is why I worked with my colleagues in Washington to pass the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act."

"We have to change course. And we have to do so now. That is why I worked with my colleagues in Washington to pass the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act."

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, American Politician

Change, Act, Now, Washington

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"We don't hold anything back. We go for broke, and if we have a good idea for a story line, we just use it because you never know and because the dynamics of the show are going to change."

"We don't hold anything back. We go for broke, and if we have a good idea for a story line, we just use it because you never know and because the dynamics of the show are going to change."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

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"Nothing endures but change."

"Nothing endures but change."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Change, Nothing

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"Whatever changes the new era brings, whatever new pathways we take, I am sure that our special relationship with America - forged in adversity, will not change."

"Whatever changes the new era brings, whatever new pathways we take, I am sure that our special relationship with America - forged in adversity, will not change."

Mary McAleese, Irish Statesman

Change, Adversity, America, Will

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"What happened to Haiti is a threat that could happen anywhere in the Caribbean to these island nations, you know, because of global warming, because of climate change and all this."

"What happened to Haiti is a threat that could happen anywhere in the Caribbean to these island nations, you know, because of global warming, because of climate change and all this."

Danny Glover, American Actor

Change, Climate, Climate change, Global warming

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

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

Alan Watts, English Philosopher

Change, Dance, Sense

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"Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock."

"Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock."

Alvin Toffler, American Author

Change, Future, Man

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"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."

"If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."

Irwin Corey, American Actor

Change, Direction, End

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"Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone."

"Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone."

Alicia Witt, American Actress

Change, Attitude, Acting

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"Becoming famous and selling a lot of records doesn't change a thing."

"Becoming famous and selling a lot of records doesn't change a thing."

Macy Gray, American Musician

Change, Selling, Famous

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"Everyone tells me that I have a very sweet face! I'd like to change that. I wish I had a more flexible face!"

"Everyone tells me that I have a very sweet face! I'd like to change that. I wish I had a more flexible face!"

Soundarya, Indian Actress

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"War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost."

"War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost."

Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian Author

Change, Men, War, Country

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"Sadly, I've seen a lot of bands hit that sort of peak and then eventually start supporting again, you know, which we will never do. We always put a lot of thought into the way that we are going to go, and we always change."

"Sadly, I've seen a lot of bands hit that sort of peak and then eventually start supporting again, you know, which we will never do. We always put a lot of thought into the way that we are going to go, and we always change."

Glenn Tipton, English Musician

Change, Thought, Will

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"I hope that I can get people to read it without having to change it. Especially now that the strip has more different kinds of characters. It's really not all lesbians any more."

"I hope that I can get people to read it without having to change it. Especially now that the strip has more different kinds of characters. It's really not all lesbians any more."

Alison Bechdel, American Cartoonist

Change, People, Hope, Now

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"I think that the use of copyright is going to change dramatically. Part of it is economics. There is just going to be so much content out there - there's a scarcity of attention. Information consumes attention, and there's too much information."

"I think that the use of copyright is going to change dramatically. Part of it is economics. There is just going to be so much content out there - there's a scarcity of attention. Information consumes attention, and there's too much information."

Esther Dyson, American Scientist

Change, Attention, Content, Economics

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"On The Practice, I get to do what I love to do, and I am making a contribution that will, in the end, help raise social consciousness, dispel some of the myths about being large, and change the way that people view and interact with large people."

"On The Practice, I get to do what I love to do, and I am making a contribution that will, in the end, help raise social consciousness, dispel some of the myths about being large, and change the way that people view and interact with large people."

Camryn Manheim, American Actress

Change, Love, People, Being

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"Every time I hear, Cut. Print, something cold and electrical goes off in my head, because I'm never going to change that film."

"Every time I hear, Cut. Print, something cold and electrical goes off in my head, because I'm never going to change that film."

David Ogden Stiers, American Actor

Change, Time, Film

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"In this world of chance and change and mutability, the fulfillment of any resolve depends on the will of the Lord."

"In this world of chance and change and mutability, the fulfillment of any resolve depends on the will of the Lord."

Vinoba Bhave, Indian Educator

Change, Chance, Fulfillment, Will

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"Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change."

"Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change."

Jesse Jackson, American Activist

Change, Sympathy, Result, Tears

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"When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution."

"When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution."

Abdullah Ibrahim, South African Musician

Change, Peace, Time, Knowledge

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"It appears that President Obama is making great progress on climate change, he is changing the political climate in the country back to Republican."

"It appears that President Obama is making great progress on climate change, he is changing the political climate in the country back to Republican."

Timothy Pawlenty, American Politician

Change, Progress, Climate, Climatechange

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"The "self-image" is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior."

"The "self-image" is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior."

Maxwell Maltz, American Scientist

Change, Behavior, Key, Personality

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"If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies."

"If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies."

Kathryn Bigelow, American Director

Change, Movies, Women, Gender

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"A huge change has taken place in my lifetime."

"A huge change has taken place in my lifetime."

Michael King, New Zealander Historian

Change, Newzealander

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"Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success."

"Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success."

Denis Waitley, American Writer

Change, Success, Failure, Consequences

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"I wanted to use sports for social change."

"I wanted to use sports for social change."

Billie Jean King, American Athlete

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"If you want to have clean ideas, change them as often as your shirt."

"If you want to have clean ideas, change them as often as your shirt."

Francis Picabia, French Artist

Change, Ideas, Want

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"If, as is natural, you focus on the corruption and on those threatened institutions that are trying to prevent change - even though they don't really know what they're trying to prevent - then you can get pessimistic."

"If, as is natural, you focus on the corruption and on those threatened institutions that are trying to prevent change - even though they don't really know what they're trying to prevent - then you can get pessimistic."

Paul Hawken, American Environmentalist

Change, Corruption, Focus, Trying

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"I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day. And if you are not, just know that in every new minute that passes you have an opportunity to change that."

"I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day. And if you are not, just know that in every new minute that passes you have an opportunity to change that."

Gillian Anderson, American Actress

Change, Opportunity, Hope, Day

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"Music can't change the world."

"Music can't change the world."

Bob Geldof, Irish Actor

Change, Music, World

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"The success of those doctrines would also subvert the Federal Constitution, change the character of the Federal Government, and destroy our rights in respect to slavery."

"The success of those doctrines would also subvert the Federal Constitution, change the character of the Federal Government, and destroy our rights in respect to slavery."

John H. Reagan, American Politician

Change, Success, Government, Character

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"I like reading my bible, I like bible studies where I get together with others and talk about the word of God and how it relates to us and how we can change to become more like him."

"I like reading my bible, I like bible studies where I get together with others and talk about the word of God and how it relates to us and how we can change to become more like him."

Bernhard Langer, German Athlete

Change, God, Bible, Reading

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"Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a changing world."

"Nothing remains great without a capacity to change and to accommodate the conditions of a changing world."

John Ashcroft, American Public Servant

Change, Nothing, World

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"I know my name gets used illegally all the time all over the internet. You know, it is a trademarked name, so it will be something that we always have to deal with. I never needed to change it. It was always fine with me. It is a strange name; that's for sure."

"I know my name gets used illegally all the time all over the internet. You know, it is a trademarked name, so it will be something that we always have to deal with. I never needed to change it. It was always fine with me. It is a strange name; that's for sure."

Dweezil Zappa, American Musician

Change, Time, Internet, Name

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"Maybe the higher echelons of my range aren't as easily accessible, but that's OK; you change the key."

"Maybe the higher echelons of my range aren't as easily accessible, but that's OK; you change the key."

Elaine Paige, English Musician

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"Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever."

"Don't change on me. Don't extort me unless you intend to do it forever."

Tupac Shakur, American Musician

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"But, there was a time when we all had a great thing going but one person just became very uncomfortable with it and he had to try to change it around to suit him more and then it suited no one else but him."

"But, there was a time when we all had a great thing going but one person just became very uncomfortable with it and he had to try to change it around to suit him more and then it suited no one else but him."

James Young, American Musician

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"If I had to do my life over, I would change every single thing I have done."

"If I had to do my life over, I would change every single thing I have done."

Ray Davies, English Musician

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"Ignorance is always afraid of change."

"Ignorance is always afraid of change."

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Leader

Change, Ignorance

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"The environment doesn't change that radically. You are still going to go home at night and NBC is going to be there, ABC and CBS will still be there."

"The environment doesn't change that radically. You are still going to go home at night and NBC is going to be there, ABC and CBS will still be there."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Change, Home, Environment, Night

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"Activists are generally doers - rather than watching television and thinking about the world they will put there energies into doing something 'active' to change the (political) situation."

"Activists are generally doers - rather than watching television and thinking about the world they will put there energies into doing something 'active' to change the (political) situation."

Ben Edwards, British Entertainer

Change, Television, Thinking, Will

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"George W. cares as much about climate change as you would expect from a Texas oilman."

"George W. cares as much about climate change as you would expect from a Texas oilman."

Donella Meadows, American Environmentalist

Change, Climate, Climate change

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"In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival."

"In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival."

Andrew Young, American Clergyman

Change, Survival, Violence, World

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"In this world of change, nothing which comes stays, and nothing which goes is lost."

"In this world of change, nothing which comes stays, and nothing which goes is lost."

Anne Sophie Swetchine, Russian Author

Change, Nothing, World

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"The only sure thing about luck is that it will change."

"The only sure thing about luck is that it will change."

Bret Harte, American Author

Change, Luck, Will

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"I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life."

"I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life."

Curt Flood, American Athlete

Change, Life, Injustice, Years

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"It is quite annoying that we have to change the sound we invented just to avoid sounding like people who simply copy us, but... it is flattering and of course challenging."

"It is quite annoying that we have to change the sound we invented just to avoid sounding like people who simply copy us, but... it is flattering and of course challenging."

Jonathan Davis, American Musician

Change, People, Sound

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"The people that become the biggest jokes are people who do not change. They stay the way they were in the past. Look at Michael Jackson, he never evolved."

"The people that become the biggest jokes are people who do not change. They stay the way they were in the past. Look at Michael Jackson, he never evolved."

Corey Feldman, American Actor

Change, People, Jokes, Past

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