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"So I really did stop and change what I saw I was about, and really try to put that principle into play as the center of everything - my friendships, my marriage, my career, my family, my way of being in the world. And that changed everything for me."

"So I really did stop and change what I saw I was about, and really try to put that principle into play as the center of everything - my friendships, my marriage, my career, my family, my way of being in the world. And that changed everything for me."

Kathy Mattea, American Musician

Change, Family, Marriage, Being

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"Over the past several years, all of us as Canadians, and as members of the North American cultural and economic environment, have been to a greater or lesser extent party to a significant attitudinal change towards our culture."

"Over the past several years, all of us as Canadians, and as members of the North American cultural and economic environment, have been to a greater or lesser extent party to a significant attitudinal change towards our culture."

Alex Campbell, Canadian Politician

Change, American, Culture, Environment

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"Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world."

"Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world."

John Milton, English Poet

Change, Experience, Life, Gratitude

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"Our only security is our ability to change."

"Our only security is our ability to change."

John Lilly, American Scientist

Change, Ability, Security

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"Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution."

"Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Change, Effort, Thinking, Solution

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"I have seen how effective language attached to policies that are mainstream and delivered by people who are passionate and effective can change the course of history."

"I have seen how effective language attached to policies that are mainstream and delivered by people who are passionate and effective can change the course of history."

Frank Luntz, American Politician

Change, History, People, Language

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"We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace."

"We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace."

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American Poet

Change, Consciousness, Poets, World

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"I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and if it's not working, I change the position."

"I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and if it's not working, I change the position."

Annie Leibovitz, American Photographer

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"You don't change minds in Washington with sweet reason. You do it to the white light of public opinion."

"You don't change minds in Washington with sweet reason. You do it to the white light of public opinion."

Steve Forbes, American Businessman

Change, Light, Opinion, Public

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

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

Carl Jung, Swiss Psychologist

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"If I can't affect some change in six years, maybe I'm in the wrong place."

"If I can't affect some change in six years, maybe I'm in the wrong place."

George Nethercutt, American Politician

Change, Wrong, Years

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"Though no one can backtrack and create a brand new start, Everyone is capable of taking their life in a brand new direction."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Change, Direction, Hope, Future

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"Going back to something is harder than you think."

"Going back to something is harder than you think."

Mitch Albom, American Writer

Change, Hardship, Difficulty, Struggle

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"The irony here is this administration is spending more money on climate change research and development than any administration in all the rest of the industrialized world combined."

"The irony here is this administration is spending more money on climate change research and development than any administration in all the rest of the industrialized world combined."

Christine Todd Whitman, American Politician

Change, Money, Development, Climate

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"The biggest change in my life is that I now have to apologize for being thin."

"The biggest change in my life is that I now have to apologize for being thin."

Cathy Guisewite, American Cartoonist

Change, Life, Being, Now

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"We didn't come here to become Washington, we came here to change Washington."

"We didn't come here to become Washington, we came here to change Washington."

Kristi Noem, American Politician

Change, Washington

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"Isolate the changes necessary to bring about the life you most desire."

"Isolate the changes necessary to bring about the life you most desire."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Change, Isolation, Transformation, Life

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"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice."

"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice."

Will Durant, American Historian

Change, Civilization

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"Taste may change, but inclination never."

"Taste may change, but inclination never."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Change, May, Taste

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"Folks, the most insidious part of this whole health care scheme is that all of these vast medical expenditures will become nothing more than government budget items. We individuals will no longer exist. The relationship between a government and citizen will change forever."

"Folks, the most insidious part of this whole health care scheme is that all of these vast medical expenditures will become nothing more than government budget items. We individuals will no longer exist. The relationship between a government and citizen will change forever."

Rush Limbaugh, American Entertainer

Change, Government, Health, Medical

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"The White House has a choice: They can change course, or they can double down on a vision of government that the American people have roundly rejected."

"The White House has a choice: They can change course, or they can double down on a vision of government that the American people have roundly rejected."

Mitch McConnell, American Politician

Change, Government, People, Vision

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"Each system is trying to anticipate change in the environment."

"Each system is trying to anticipate change in the environment."

Kevin Kelly, American Editor

Change, Environment, Trying

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"We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we must. We are willing to suffer the discomfort of change in order to achieve a better future."

"We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we must. We are willing to suffer the discomfort of change in order to achieve a better future."

Barbara Jordan, American Lawyer

Change, Circumstances, Future, Innovation

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"The American people... want change. They want big ideas, big reform."

"The American people... want change. They want big ideas, big reform."

Rahm Emanuel, American Politician

Change, People, Ideas

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"Change is a friend to a life with a vision, but an enemy to an aimless person."

"Change is a friend to a life with a vision, but an enemy to an aimless person."

Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, Swedish Businessman

Change, Vision, Growth, Purpose

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"I think if you're an actor, then you can work on stage - but if you've never done it before, you're going to have picked up a few things that you're going to need to change when you're working on stage."

"I think if you're an actor, then you can work on stage - but if you've never done it before, you're going to have picked up a few things that you're going to need to change when you're working on stage."

Dominic Monaghan, Irish Actor

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"Words do not change their meanings so drastically in the course of centuries as, in our minds, names do in the course of a year or two."

"Words do not change their meanings so drastically in the course of centuries as, in our minds, names do in the course of a year or two."

Marcel Proust, French Author

Change, Names, Words

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"Working on the film really made me confront my opinions about change and gentrification."

"Working on the film really made me confront my opinions about change and gentrification."

Jim McKay, American Journalist

Change, Film, Opinions

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"There is no reason why challenging themes and engaging stories have to be mutually exclusive - in fact, each can fuel the other. As a filmmaker, I want to entertain people first and foremost. If out of that comes a greater awareness and understanding of a time or a circumstance, then the hope is that change can happen."

"There is no reason why challenging themes and engaging stories have to be mutually exclusive - in fact, each can fuel the other. As a filmmaker, I want to entertain people first and foremost. If out of that comes a greater awareness and understanding of a time or a circumstance, then the hope is that change can happen."

Edward Zwick, American Director

Change, Time, People, Hope

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"I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along."

"I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along."

Michael Phelps, American Athlete

Change, Successful, Want

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"My old ways were much more appealing than my new ways."

"My old ways were much more appealing than my new ways."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Change, Habit, Comfort, Transformation

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"The ongoing conflict between us has caused heavy suffering to both peoples. The future can and must be different. Both our peoples are destined to live together side by side, on this small piece of land. This reality we cannot change."

"The ongoing conflict between us has caused heavy suffering to both peoples. The future can and must be different. Both our peoples are destined to live together side by side, on this small piece of land. This reality we cannot change."

Ariel Sharon, Israeli Leader

Change, Conflict, Future, Land

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"There's been a sea change in our focus on corporate ethics. We've made more progress in the last three years than the previous 30."

"There's been a sea change in our focus on corporate ethics. We've made more progress in the last three years than the previous 30."

Steve Odland, American Executive

Change, Progress, Corporate, Ethics

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"It doesn't really change, actually. I think The Rolling Stones have gotten a lot better. An awful lot better, I think. A lot of people don't, but I think they have, and to me that's gratifying. It's worth it."

"It doesn't really change, actually. I think The Rolling Stones have gotten a lot better. An awful lot better, I think. A lot of people don't, but I think they have, and to me that's gratifying. It's worth it."

Charlie Watts, British Musician

Change, People, Worth

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"Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay."

"Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay."

Simone de Beauvoir, French Writer

Change, Life, Act, Delay

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"There is no progress whatever. Everything is just the same as it was thousands, and tens of thousands, of years ago. The outward form changes. The essence does not change."

"There is no progress whatever. Everything is just the same as it was thousands, and tens of thousands, of years ago. The outward form changes. The essence does not change."

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Writer

Change, Progress, Years

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"It's not an if - we're going to have to change. Oil is simply going to be gone."

"It's not an if - we're going to have to change. Oil is simply going to be gone."

Dennis Weaver, American Actor

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"I also take it as granted that every created thing, and consequently the created monad also, is subject to change, and indeed that this change is continual in each one."

"I also take it as granted that every created thing, and consequently the created monad also, is subject to change, and indeed that this change is continual in each one."

Gottfried Leibniz, German Philosopher

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"We went into this with the utmost respect for the source material, but we recognized the need for change."

"We went into this with the utmost respect for the source material, but we recognized the need for change."

Sam Wood, American Director

Change, Respect

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"If you can believe it, Hollywood wanted to change my birthdate. I was born after Valentine's Day, so they wanted to change it to February 14. A Latin lover should be born on Valentine's Day. I said no."

"If you can believe it, Hollywood wanted to change my birthdate. I was born after Valentine's Day, so they wanted to change it to February 14. A Latin lover should be born on Valentine's Day. I said no."

Cesar Romero, American Actor

Change, Day, February, Hollywood

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"This guy kept telling us that rock was the big thing, everyone's talking about the big thing, our band was the big thing. So he made us change our name to The Big Thing. Can you believe that?!"

"This guy kept telling us that rock was the big thing, everyone's talking about the big thing, our band was the big thing. So he made us change our name to The Big Thing. Can you believe that?!"

Terry Kath, American Musician

Change, Name, Talking

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"Hurry boys, hurry, we have to make a quick change or the hour will be up."

"Hurry boys, hurry, we have to make a quick change or the hour will be up."

Malcolm Campbell, English Celebrity

Change, Boys, Quick, Will

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"The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change."

"The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change."

Richard Bach, American Novelist

Change, Home, Answers, Questions

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"If we're going to change the laws, let's change them in ways which makes it easier to catch criminals, and yet at the same time protect the Second Amendment rights of our law-abiding citizens."

"If we're going to change the laws, let's change them in ways which makes it easier to catch criminals, and yet at the same time protect the Second Amendment rights of our law-abiding citizens."

John Dingell, American Politician

Change, Time, Rights, Law

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"You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and you start thinking differently, you want to be in another movie. It's like an addiction almost."

"You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and you start thinking differently, you want to be in another movie. It's like an addiction almost."

Dennis Farina, American Actor

Change, Life, Addiction, Thinking

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"Perhaps that is why the novel flourished in England. You had these communities that would stay put and people would see one another all the time and cause one another to change and have the opportunity to observe the changes over time."

"Perhaps that is why the novel flourished in England. You had these communities that would stay put and people would see one another all the time and cause one another to change and have the opportunity to observe the changes over time."

Tobias Wolff, American Writer

Change, Time, People, Opportunity

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"You hate to see yourself do one draft of a script and then have somebody else come back in and change what you've done."

"You hate to see yourself do one draft of a script and then have somebody else come back in and change what you've done."

Thomas Lennon, American Actor

Change, Draft, Hate

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"Our decade of change has unleashed the ingenuity, creativity, and character of the most extraordinary people in the world - the people of this state, who come from every corner of the globe."

"Our decade of change has unleashed the ingenuity, creativity, and character of the most extraordinary people in the world - the people of this state, who come from every corner of the globe."

George E. Pataki, American Politician

Change, People, Character, Creativity

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"My kid could get a bad X-ray and I could get a call from the doctor saying I have something growing in my bum and that would change my perspective on everything instantaneously, on what is and what is not important."

"My kid could get a bad X-ray and I could get a call from the doctor saying I have something growing in my bum and that would change my perspective on everything instantaneously, on what is and what is not important."

Tom Hanks, American Actor

Change, Perspective, Saying

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"Entertainment today constantly emphasises the message that things are wonderful the way they are. But there is another kind of cinema, which says that change is possible and necessary and it's up to you."

"Entertainment today constantly emphasises the message that things are wonderful the way they are. But there is another kind of cinema, which says that change is possible and necessary and it's up to you."

Wim Wenders, German Director

Change, Cinema, Entertainment, Today

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