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"One might have thought that the most significant change in the film industry that would come about with a transition from the communist economy to capitalism would fundamentally concern the sources of funding."

"One might have thought that the most significant change in the film industry that would come about with a transition from the communist economy to capitalism would fundamentally concern the sources of funding."

Andrzej Wajda, Polish Director

Change, Thought, Capitalism, Concern

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"Galvanised into action by the second trial, I was determined to change Britain's archaic sex laws."

"Galvanised into action by the second trial, I was determined to change Britain's archaic sex laws."

Cynthia Payne, British Celebrity

Change, Sex, Action, Laws

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"Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite."

"Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite."

Marcus Fabius Quintilian, Roman Philosopher

Change, Food, Appetite, Variety

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"The moment of change is the only poem."

"The moment of change is the only poem."

Adrienne Rich, American Poet

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"Well, the first thing to say is that we've worked hard to maintain compatibility, so that any program written with an earlier version of Mathematica can run without change in 3.0, and any notebook can be converted."

"Well, the first thing to say is that we've worked hard to maintain compatibility, so that any program written with an earlier version of Mathematica can run without change in 3.0, and any notebook can be converted."

Stephen Wolfram, English Scientist

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"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change."

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change."

Charles Darwin, English Scientist

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"If you make a treaty first with the United States and settle the matter of the opium trade, England cannot change this, though she should desire to do so."

"If you make a treaty first with the United States and settle the matter of the opium trade, England cannot change this, though she should desire to do so."

Townsend Harris, American Businessman

Change, Desire, Englfirst, Opium

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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 earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged."

"The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged."

William Cowper, English Poet

Change, Earth, Man, Mind

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"Change is one of the most vibrant elements we can use to create a different tomorrow."

"Change is one of the most vibrant elements we can use to create a different tomorrow."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Change, Future, Creation, Life

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"Change is wonderful, and necessary."

"Change is wonderful, and necessary."

Darren L. Johnson, American Author

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"Just that maybe, maybe you don't want to change the story, because you don't know what a different ending holds."

"Just that maybe, maybe you don't want to change the story, because you don't know what a different ending holds."

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

Change, Uncertainty, Fear, Acceptance

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"The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time."

"The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time."

Barbara Bush, American First Lady

Change, Time, Waste

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"But just as haste and restlessness are typical of our present-day life, so change also takes place more rapidly than before. This applies to change in the relationships between nations as it does to change within an individual nation."

"But just as haste and restlessness are typical of our present-day life, so change also takes place more rapidly than before. This applies to change in the relationships between nations as it does to change within an individual nation."

Gustav Stresemann, German Politician

Change, Life, Haste, Nation

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"To change, to convert? Why bother?"

"To change, to convert? Why bother?"

Lionel Blue, British Clergyman

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"I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three positions, and I usually boost the mid-range frequency, I lowered the frequency that I boost, and that goes out to the sound system, too."

"I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three positions, and I usually boost the mid-range frequency, I lowered the frequency that I boost, and that goes out to the sound system, too."

Mike Gordon, American Musician

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

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

An Wang, American Businessman

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"I must stress here the point that I appreciate clarity, order, meaning, structure, rationality: they are necessary to whatever provisional stability we have, and they can be the agents of gradual and successful change."

"I must stress here the point that I appreciate clarity, order, meaning, structure, rationality: they are necessary to whatever provisional stability we have, and they can be the agents of gradual and successful change."

A. R. Ammons, American Poet

Change, Successful, Clarity, Meaning

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"October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again."

"October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again."

Hal Borland, American Author

Change, October, Sight

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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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"No one's raising children any more. To love a child, you've got to work for it. You have to change its diapers and feed it at night!"

"No one's raising children any more. To love a child, you've got to work for it. You have to change its diapers and feed it at night!"

Lauren Hutton, American Model

Change, Love, Work, Children

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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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"My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea."

"My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea."

Edward Weston, American Photographer

Change, Idea, Eye, Eyes

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"Authors change publishers because it's like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No, not seriously, sometimes the deal is more interesting with a new publisher, and other times they have more enthusiasm for your books."

"Authors change publishers because it's like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No, not seriously, sometimes the deal is more interesting with a new publisher, and other times they have more enthusiasm for your books."

Jackie Collins, British Author

Change, Time, Enthusiasm, Being

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"Planned change is good. It is being the best, giving your best, and doing your best-on purpose."

"Planned change is good. It is being the best, giving your best, and doing your best-on purpose."

Darren L. Johnson, American Author

Change, Purpose, Being, Giving

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"The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now."

"The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now."

Barbara Deming, American Author

Change, Life, Act, Emotions

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"Certainly Amadeus because it was a very powerful time for me, we filmed it in the Czech Republic at a time of lots of social and political change going on in that part of the world."

"Certainly Amadeus because it was a very powerful time for me, we filmed it in the Czech Republic at a time of lots of social and political change going on in that part of the world."

Jeffrey Jones, American Actor

Change, Time, World

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"For people who have... had curve balls thrown at them, it is easier to digest change and digest change in other people. Change only scares the small-minded. The small-minded and me."

"For people who have... had curve balls thrown at them, it is easier to digest change and digest change in other people. Change only scares the small-minded. The small-minded and me."

Casey Affleck, American Actor

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"The exercise I do now is a mammoth change for me because I never did any exercise ever."

"The exercise I do now is a mammoth change for me because I never did any exercise ever."

Della Reese, American Musician

Change, Exercise, Now

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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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"I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change."

"I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change."

Ron Silver, American Actor

Change, Nothing, Obligation, Will

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"One way for investors to protect themselves from a rapid change in the price of a stock is to use a limit order rather than a market order."

"One way for investors to protect themselves from a rapid change in the price of a stock is to use a limit order rather than a market order."

Arthur Levitt, American Public Servant

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"You gotta be able to change worlds."

"You gotta be able to change worlds."

Courtney Love, American Musician

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"Educators are still spending way too much time trying to control what kids learn, bending the content to their own purposes, hoping beyond hope to change - by using technology - but not change too much."

"Educators are still spending way too much time trying to control what kids learn, bending the content to their own purposes, hoping beyond hope to change - by using technology - but not change too much."

Daniel Greenberg, American Educator

Change, Technology, Time, Control

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"There is no reason why, with the huge potential for market out there in the world for fuel-efficient vehicles, we can't be the cutting edge for change."

"There is no reason why, with the huge potential for market out there in the world for fuel-efficient vehicles, we can't be the cutting edge for change."

Jennifer Granholm, American Politician

Change, Potential, Reason, World

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"I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather."

"I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather."

Shirley Manson, Scottish Musician

Change, Weather

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"Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes."

"Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes."

Douglas Horton, American Clergyman

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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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"Even if I know I shall never change the masses, never transform anything permanent, all I ask is that the good things also have their place, their refuge."

"Even if I know I shall never change the masses, never transform anything permanent, all I ask is that the good things also have their place, their refuge."

Richard Wagner, German Composer

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"If you take different mythologies from different cultures, the names may change and the story lines may vary but there is always something in common."

"If you take different mythologies from different cultures, the names may change and the story lines may vary but there is always something in common."

Maynard James Keenan, American Musician

Change, May, Names

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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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"Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to change it... I feel like a preacher! But it's really true. I feel personally responsible for the future of American cinema. Me personally."

"Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to change it... I feel like a preacher! But it's really true. I feel personally responsible for the future of American cinema. Me personally."

Alexander Payne, American Director

Change, Cinema, Formula

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"Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night."

"Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night."

Hal Borland, American Author

Change, Autumn, Moon, Night, Summer

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"I have to believe that people can change, otherwise I deny the Gospel, and I will not do that."

"I have to believe that people can change, otherwise I deny the Gospel, and I will not do that."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

Change, People, Will

34

"You can perform all kind of characters but you cannot change what people feel for you."

"You can perform all kind of characters but you cannot change what people feel for you."

Sophie Marceau, French Actress

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"Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts."

"Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts."

Arnold Bennett, English Novelist

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"Change is vital, improvement the logical form of change."

"Change is vital, improvement the logical form of change."

James Cash Penney, American Businessman

Change, Improvement

34

"Remember before nineteen seventy two Olympic Games I was total skinny, I was small, very strong, they may be don't like to see a gymnastics like that. I don't know but, gymnastics, might. Nineteen seventy two supposed to be change somewhere."

"Remember before nineteen seventy two Olympic Games I was total skinny, I was small, very strong, they may be don't like to see a gymnastics like that. I don't know but, gymnastics, might. Nineteen seventy two supposed to be change somewhere."

Olga Korbut, Russian Athlete

Change, Games, May

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"We're not trying to change the world; just music."

"We're not trying to change the world; just music."

Jonathan Davis, American Musician

Change, Music, Trying, World

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