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Change Quotes

"I am a Westerner. We're not going to change the West by going East. The East has a lot to teach us, but essentially it's like a mirror, saying, hey, can't you see what's here in your own religion, what are you, stupid?"

"I am a Westerner. We're not going to change the West by going East. The East has a lot to teach us, but essentially it's like a mirror, saying, hey, can't you see what's here in your own religion, what are you, stupid?"

Matthew Fox, American Actor

Change, Religion, Saying

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"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."

"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."

Tom Brokaw, American Journalist

Change, Life, May, World

27

"People change over the years, and that changes situations for good and for bad."

"People change over the years, and that changes situations for good and for bad."

Bobby Knight, American Coach

Change, People, Years

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"A change of feeling is a change of destiny."

"A change of feeling is a change of destiny."

Rhonda Byrne, Australian Author

Change, Feeling, Destiny, Emotion

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"Never change a winning game; always change a losing one."

"Never change a winning game; always change a losing one."

Bill Tilden, American Athlete

Change, Winning, Losing

27

"One changes from day to day, and... after a few years have passed one has completely altered."

"One changes from day to day, and... after a few years have passed one has completely altered."

George Sand, French Novelist

Change, Day, Years

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"Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide."

"Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide."

Barbara Deming, American Author

Change, Thought, People, Victory

27

"Working with my new coach has helped a lot. I've been a lot more focused and I'm doing all the little things in order to get faster. It's been a total lifestyle change really."

"Working with my new coach has helped a lot. I've been a lot more focused and I'm doing all the little things in order to get faster. It's been a total lifestyle change really."

Tyler Christopher, American Actor

Change, Coach, Order

27

"A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that spots are rather a credit."

"A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that spots are rather a credit."

Ivy Compton-Burnett, English Novelist

Change, Credit, Feeling

27

"We help people to begin truly healthful diets, and it is absolutely wonderful to see, not only their success, but also their delight at their ability to break old habits and feel really healthy for a change."

"We help people to begin truly healthful diets, and it is absolutely wonderful to see, not only their success, but also their delight at their ability to break old habits and feel really healthy for a change."

Neal Barnard, American Author

Change, Success, People, Ability

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"The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch. That's what pitchers have to do to win games."

"The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch. That's what pitchers have to do to win games."

Greg Maddux, American Athlete

Change, Games, Reason

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"I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night's rest was best in any event."

"I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night's rest was best in any event."

Benjamin Harrison, American President

Change, Thought, Day, Night

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"You change your life by changing your heart."

"You change your life by changing your heart."

Max Lucado, American Clergyman

Change, Life, Heart

27

"If you want to be a new man you have to stay in new places, and do new things, with people who never knew you before. If you go back to the same old ways, what else can you be but the same old person?"

"If you want to be a new man you have to stay in new places, and do new things, with people who never knew you before. If you go back to the same old ways, what else can you be but the same old person?"

Joe Abercrombie, English Novelist

Change, Identity, Growth, Environment

27

"Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just kept them inside the house."

"Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just kept them inside the house."

Alfred Hitchcock, English Director

Change, People, Habits, Invention

27

"An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work."

"An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work."

Dean Kamen, American Inventor

Change, Society, Work, Innovation

27

"Sure you're powerless, sure you're just one person, sure you can't change anything... but you don't have to be miserable about it as well."

"Sure you're powerless, sure you're just one person, sure you can't change anything... but you don't have to be miserable about it as well."

Lydia Lunch, American Musician

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"If we want to change what people think of us, then we have got to change."

"If we want to change what people think of us, then we have got to change."

Francis Maude, British Politician

Change, People, Want

27

"I could not have done anymore, I had pushed myself to a limit that I had never touched before and that's definitely going to change you - than going out and doing what you do in practice every day."

"I could not have done anymore, I had pushed myself to a limit that I had never touched before and that's definitely going to change you - than going out and doing what you do in practice every day."

Elvis Stojko, Canadian Athlete

Change, Day, Practice

27

"I believe that the purpose for which I and my fellow soldiers entered upon this war should have been so clearly stated as to have made it impossible to change them, and that, had this been done, the objects which actuated us would now be attainable by negotiation."

"I believe that the purpose for which I and my fellow soldiers entered upon this war should have been so clearly stated as to have made it impossible to change them, and that, had this been done, the objects which actuated us would now be attainable by negotiation."

Siegfried Sassoon, English Poet

Change, War, Purpose, Negotiation

27

"I understand why so many Americans were angry when I was first discovered in Afghanistan. I realize many still are, but I hope in time that feeling will change."

"I understand why so many Americans were angry when I was first discovered in Afghanistan. I realize many still are, but I hope in time that feeling will change."

John Walker Lindh, American Criminal

Change, Time, Hope, Afghanistan

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"I'm a little commitment phobic, in that I've always been someone who likes to take things one year at a time because as we all know, a year can change everything in your life."

"I'm a little commitment phobic, in that I've always been someone who likes to take things one year at a time because as we all know, a year can change everything in your life."

Debra Messing, American Actress

Change, Life, Time, Commitment

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"I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change."

"I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change."

Dan Marino, American Athlete

Change, Life, Rest, Will

27

"So the next thing I assume I'll be hearing from Republicans, they want to change rules some way, as they do on the House when you get a problem with ethics, they just change the rules."

"So the next thing I assume I'll be hearing from Republicans, they want to change rules some way, as they do on the House when you get a problem with ethics, they just change the rules."

Harry Reid, American Politician

Change, Ethics, Hearing, Republicans

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"But the Wisdom of God, which is His only-begotten Son, being in all respects incapable of change or alteration, and every good quality in Him being essential, and such as cannot be changed and converted, His glory is therefore declared to be pure and sincere."

"But the Wisdom of God, which is His only-begotten Son, being in all respects incapable of change or alteration, and every good quality in Him being essential, and such as cannot be changed and converted, His glory is therefore declared to be pure and sincere."

Origen, Greek Theologian

Change, Wisdom, Quality, Son

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"I shall always be consistent and never change my ways so long as I am in my senses; but for the sake of precedent the Senate should beware of binding itself to support the acts of any man, since he might through some mischance suffer a change."

"I shall always be consistent and never change my ways so long as I am in my senses; but for the sake of precedent the Senate should beware of binding itself to support the acts of any man, since he might through some mischance suffer a change."

Tiberius, Roman Statesman

Change, Man, Senate, Senses

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"No, I am who I am. I'm not going to change for anybody."

"No, I am who I am. I'm not going to change for anybody."

Calista Flockhart, American Actress

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"They said just keep doing my thing, don't try to change anything, which I won't."

"They said just keep doing my thing, don't try to change anything, which I won't."

Paul McDonald, American Musician

27

"They weren't nice words he said. He could've lived a good life and died never having made a person feel rubbed down to bones and too sad to hold together."

"They weren't nice words he said. He could've lived a good life and died never having made a person feel rubbed down to bones and too sad to hold together."

Shannon Hale, American Author

Change, Emotion, Speech, Impact, Life

27

"You can't jam change down the American people's throat."

"You can't jam change down the American people's throat."

Dennis Hastert, American Politician

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"Wars are not acts of God. They are caused by man, by man-made institutions, by the way in which man has organized his society. What man has made, man can change."

"Wars are not acts of God. They are caused by man, by man-made institutions, by the way in which man has organized his society. What man has made, man can change."

Frederick M. Vinson, American Judge

Change, Society, God, Man

27

"They have all different names for music. I think the music I'm going to change the style with is going to be really, really big-years and years after I'm gone."

"They have all different names for music. I think the music I'm going to change the style with is going to be really, really big-years and years after I'm gone."

Ike Turner, American Musician

Change, Music, Names, Style

27

"For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change."

"For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change."

John Hawkes, American Actor

Change, Life, People, Character

27

"You only can get out of your challenges by changing yourself. Change comes from within...A greater passion, a greater commitment and a greater life. You can begin today."

"You only can get out of your challenges by changing yourself. Change comes from within...A greater passion, a greater commitment and a greater life. You can begin today."

Farshad Asl, American Actress

Change, Self, Passion, Growth

27

"We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude."

"We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude."

Charles R. Swindoll, American Clergyman

Change, People, Attitude, Act

27

"But any big change is more likely to result if there is a disruptive event such as new technologies or platforms that have a surprising effect on market share."

"But any big change is more likely to result if there is a disruptive event such as new technologies or platforms that have a surprising effect on market share."

Trip Hawkins, American Businessman

Change, Effect, Result

27

"I'm coming up on 40 next year, and after making so many records and doing music for so long, I'm looking for a change and a different perspective. And every now and then, I think I have something I want to say."

"I'm coming up on 40 next year, and after making so many records and doing music for so long, I'm looking for a change and a different perspective. And every now and then, I think I have something I want to say."

Tim McGraw, American Musician

Change, Music, Now, Perspective

27

"With only 2 percent of the world's proven reserves of oil, we in the United States can pump until we are blue in the face and it will not change the fact that we need more diverse and more secure sources of energy."

"With only 2 percent of the world's proven reserves of oil, we in the United States can pump until we are blue in the face and it will not change the fact that we need more diverse and more secure sources of energy."

Zack Wamp, American Politician

Change, Energy, Fact, Oil

27

"There's a great deal of attention paid and books written about this change of life in a woman, and really very little written about a man's change of life."

"There's a great deal of attention paid and books written about this change of life in a woman, and really very little written about a man's change of life."

Frank Langella, American Actor

Change, Life, Attention, Books

27

"This led me to understand that trade unionism, the instrument of working-class liberation and of social change could, and indeed should, be also an instrument of industrial progress."

"This led me to understand that trade unionism, the instrument of working-class liberation and of social change could, and indeed should, be also an instrument of industrial progress."

Leon Jouhaux, French Leader

Change, Progress, Trade

27

"Thirdly, Death is nothing else but a change of a short and temporary for an unalterable and eternal condition."

"Thirdly, Death is nothing else but a change of a short and temporary for an unalterable and eternal condition."

John Pearson, British Theologian

Change, Death, Nothing

27

"You can't think about things you want to change. Just be yourself."

"You can't think about things you want to change. Just be yourself."

Ethan Embry, American Actor

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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

26

"I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors."

"I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors."

Mac Thornberry, American Politician

Change, Security, Today

26

"The scientific perspective of the world, especially the living world, inexorably impresses on us a dynamic picture of the world of entities and structures involved in continuous and incessant change and in process without ceasing."

"The scientific perspective of the world, especially the living world, inexorably impresses on us a dynamic picture of the world of entities and structures involved in continuous and incessant change and in process without ceasing."

Arthur Peacocke, English Theologian

Change, Living, Perspective, World

26

"A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting your current practices to fit the event and the individual. See, what's good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy."

"A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting your current practices to fit the event and the individual. See, what's good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy."

Bill Bowerman, American Coach

Change, Principles, Worth

26

"That a majority of women do not wish for any important change in their social and civil condition, merely proves that they are the unreflecting slaves of custom."

"That a majority of women do not wish for any important change in their social and civil condition, merely proves that they are the unreflecting slaves of custom."

Lydia M. Child, American Activist

Change, Women, Custom, Majority

26

"If people don't like me for whatever I do, for being me, then that's too bad. I don't want to change to be something that I'm not for other people to like me."

"If people don't like me for whatever I do, for being me, then that's too bad. I don't want to change to be something that I'm not for other people to like me."

Vanessa Hudgens, American Actress

Change, People, Being, Want

26

"If you were black, you experienced prejudice. It wasn't a real horrible thing for us; we went through it. We noticed it mostly in the South and in Las Vegas, where we couldn't stay in the hotels where we entertained. But that began to change."

"If you were black, you experienced prejudice. It wasn't a real horrible thing for us; we went through it. We noticed it mostly in the South and in Las Vegas, where we couldn't stay in the hotels where we entertained. But that began to change."

Harold Nicholas, American Dancer

Change, Prejudice

26

"I've yet to meet a writer who could change water into wine, and we have a tendency to treat them like that."

"I've yet to meet a writer who could change water into wine, and we have a tendency to treat them like that."

Michael Tolkin, American Screenwriter

Change, Water, Wine, Writer

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