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Change Quotes

"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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"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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"The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it is not the less so because the Court promises to allow it only when the Constitution is moved to the left."

"The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it is not the less so because the Court promises to allow it only when the Constitution is moved to the left."

Robert Bork, American Public Servant

Change, Congress, Constitution, Court

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"In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change."

"In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change."

John Barton, Canadian Poet

Change, Poetry, Effect, Past

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"But if we had to trade with a Europe dominated by the present German trade policies, we might have to change our methods to some totalitarian form. This is a prospect that any lover of democracy must view with consternation."

"But if we had to trade with a Europe dominated by the present German trade policies, we might have to change our methods to some totalitarian form. This is a prospect that any lover of democracy must view with consternation."

Wendell Willkie, American Lawyer

Change, Democracy, Europe, Present

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"Some of those men in power, we just have to change their faces because we're not going to change their minds."

"Some of those men in power, we just have to change their faces because we're not going to change their minds."

Patricia Ireland, American Activist

Change, Men, Power, Faces

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"Eighty percent of our life is emotion, and only 20 percent is intellect. I am much more interested in how you feel than how you think. I can change how you think, but how you feel is something deeper and stronger, and it's something that's inside you."

"Eighty percent of our life is emotion, and only 20 percent is intellect. I am much more interested in how you feel than how you think. I can change how you think, but how you feel is something deeper and stronger, and it's something that's inside you."

Frank Luntz, American Politician

Change, Life, Emotion, Intellect

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"Choose your corner, pick away at it carefully, intensely and to the best of your ability and that way you might change the world."

"Choose your corner, pick away at it carefully, intensely and to the best of your ability and that way you might change the world."

Charles Eames, American Designer

Change, Ability, World

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"I'm gonna try and change the course of hip hop again."

"I'm gonna try and change the course of hip hop again."

Dr. Dre, American Musician

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"So I think it's - what was important to me is that I found that I can't change the fact that people already have made an opinion about me. But I don't think that should stop me from trying to correct some of the misperceptions that are out there."

"So I think it's - what was important to me is that I found that I can't change the fact that people already have made an opinion about me. But I don't think that should stop me from trying to correct some of the misperceptions that are out there."

Monica Lewinsky, American Celebrity

Change, People, Fact, Opinion

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"Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them into what they are not... We cannot make facts. All our wishing cannot change them. We must use them."

"Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them into what they are not... We cannot make facts. All our wishing cannot change them. We must use them."

John Henry Newman, British Clergyman

Change, Facts, Wishing

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"Yes, Jean Monnet was the father of the concept of a United States of Europe and his efforts more than those of any other single man helped change the thinking of European leaders."

"Yes, Jean Monnet was the father of the concept of a United States of Europe and his efforts more than those of any other single man helped change the thinking of European leaders."

Paul Hoffman, American Celebrity

Change, Father, Europe, Leaders

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"It's been quite a 'pattern interrupt', a massive change of the old programming."

"It's been quite a 'pattern interrupt', a massive change of the old programming."

Kenny Loggins, American Musician

Change, Old, Programming

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"If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle."

"If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle."

Hillary Clinton, American Politician

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"We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values."

"We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values."

Tony Benn, English Politician

Change, Society, Values, Capitalism

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"Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future."

"Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future."

Lewis B. Smedes, American Theologian

Change, Hope, Forget, Future

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"I was inspired to write this book by those who are sceptical of the power of freedom to change the world."

"I was inspired to write this book by those who are sceptical of the power of freedom to change the world."

Natan Sharansky, Russian Writer

Change, Power, Freedom, World

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"Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it's too reflective or doesn't let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level."

"Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it's too reflective or doesn't let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level."

Helmut Jahn, German Architect

Change, Comfort, Light, Want

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"Doubt is an uneasy and dissatisfied state from which we struggle to free ourselves and pass into the state of belief; while the latter is a calm and satisfactory state which we do not wish to avoid, or to change to a belief in anything else."

"Doubt is an uneasy and dissatisfied state from which we struggle to free ourselves and pass into the state of belief; while the latter is a calm and satisfactory state which we do not wish to avoid, or to change to a belief in anything else."

Charles Sanders Peirce, American Philosopher

Change, Belief, Doubt, State

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"Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs."

"Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs."

Stone Gossard, American Musician

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"People are no longer primarily in opposition, nor can they be said to be interacting, rather they are participating in this pool of common meaning which is capable of constant development and change."

"People are no longer primarily in opposition, nor can they be said to be interacting, rather they are participating in this pool of common meaning which is capable of constant development and change."

David Bohm, American Scientist

Change, People, Development, Meaning

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"You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change."

"You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change."

John Cleese, English Actor

Change, People, Life

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"When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions."

"When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions."

John Boyd Orr, Scottish Politician

Change, Society

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"I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great."

"I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great."

Isaac Watts, English Politician

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"Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou."

"Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou."

Akhenaton, Egyptian Statesman

Change, Men, Action, First

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"We are not victims of aging, sickness and death. These are part of scenery, not the seer, who is immune to any form of change. This seer is the spirit, the expression of eternal being."

"We are not victims of aging, sickness and death. These are part of scenery, not the seer, who is immune to any form of change. This seer is the spirit, the expression of eternal being."

Deepak Chopra, American Philosopher

Change, Death, Being, Expression

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"Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith."

"Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith."

Spike Lee, American Director

Change, Women, People, Cinema

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"Time changes things; rather, a person's action over the passage of time changes things."

"Time changes things; rather, a person's action over the passage of time changes things."

Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, Swedish Businessman

Change, Time, Action, Effect

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"For to change the norms, the very foci of attention, of a cultural system is a difficult task - far more complex than that of changing an individual's attitudes and interests."

"For to change the norms, the very foci of attention, of a cultural system is a difficult task - far more complex than that of changing an individual's attitudes and interests."

James S. Coleman, American Sociologist

Change, Attention

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"Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments."

"Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments."

Peter Garrett, Australian Musician

Change, Action, Climate, Climate change

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"Hominid and human evolution took place over millions and not billions of years, but with the emergence of language there was a further acceleration of time and the rate of change."

"Hominid and human evolution took place over millions and not billions of years, but with the emergence of language there was a further acceleration of time and the rate of change."

William Irwin Thompson, American Philosopher

Change, Time, Evolution, Language

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"I might add that you change as a person as you grow older, so you change as a writer, too."

"I might add that you change as a person as you grow older, so you change as a writer, too."

Terry Brooks, American Writer

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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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"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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"No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to."

"No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in clothing style. Rock is to dress up to."

Frank Zappa, American Musician

Change, Dress, Style, Will

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"The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity."

"The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity."

Michael Porter, American Educator

Change, Ability

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"Until we totally change the way we elect our leaders, until we remove private money from public campaigns, lying will be the de facto method of governance in this country."

"Until we totally change the way we elect our leaders, until we remove private money from public campaigns, lying will be the de facto method of governance in this country."

Peter Schuyler, English Politician

Change, Money, Country, Leaders

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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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"If you want to live the life you've always wanted, you will have to change some things you've always avoided."

"If you want to live the life you've always wanted, you will have to change some things you've always avoided."

Orrin Woodward, American Author

Change, Courage, Life, Choice

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"Hey, Ryan, if Sting retires, will he change his name to Stung?"

"Hey, Ryan, if Sting retires, will he change his name to Stung?"

Colin Mochrie, Scottish Actor

Change, Name, Will

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"Speech is the small change of silence."

"Speech is the small change of silence."

George Meredith, English Novelist

Change, Silence, Speech

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"I had to examine myself very thoroughly to find the right path personally."

"I had to examine myself very thoroughly to find the right path personally."

Fritz Sauckel, German Soldier

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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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"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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"With grumble, nobody changes anything, even himself."

"With grumble, nobody changes anything, even himself."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Change, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Inspirational

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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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"Careers are defined by four minutes on the ice and lives can change forever, emotionally and financially."

"Careers are defined by four minutes on the ice and lives can change forever, emotionally and financially."

John Zimmerman, American Athlete

Change, Careers

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"We've been working on a new album, which is going to come out next spring, which is very different, a change of style for us - it's going to be almost like rock music."

"We've been working on a new album, which is going to come out next spring, which is very different, a change of style for us - it's going to be almost like rock music."

Neil Tennant, English Musician

Change, Music, Spring, Style

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"I moved to New York last year and I love it. It's a huge change and I've always wanted to spend time there. It's like a more intense London, and everything's up a few notches. The lights are brighter, the pace is faster and the food's better."

"I moved to New York last year and I love it. It's a huge change and I've always wanted to spend time there. It's like a more intense London, and everything's up a few notches. The lights are brighter, the pace is faster and the food's better."

Rachel Weisz, British Actress

Change, Love, Time, Food

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"It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you."

"It's easier to change what you do than people think it is. If you don't change, your field changes around you."

Walter Gilbert, American Scientist

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