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Change Quotes

"The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny."

"The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny."

Hugo Black, American Judge

Change, Friend, Constitution, Enemy

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"The pace of technological change in recent years has been both impressive and positive for consumers."

"The pace of technological change in recent years has been both impressive and positive for consumers."

Mike Ferguson, American Politician

Change, Positive, Years

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"Let the message go out - a new generation has taken charge of Labour which is optimistic about our country, optimistic about our world, optimistic about the power of politics. We are optimistic and together we will change Britain."

"Let the message go out - a new generation has taken charge of Labour which is optimistic about our country, optimistic about our world, optimistic about the power of politics. We are optimistic and together we will change Britain."

Ed Miliband, British Politician

Change, Power, Politics, Country

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"We are afraid of ideas, of experimenting, of change. We shrink from thinking a problem through to a logical conclusion."

"We are afraid of ideas, of experimenting, of change. We shrink from thinking a problem through to a logical conclusion."

Anne Sullivan Macy, American Educator

Change, Ideas, Thinking

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"Firstly I did it in this huge theatre in Avignon, then to smaller places, then bigger places. You have to change the volume of the voice, give more or less. The way you have to relate to space makes it like sculpture."

"Firstly I did it in this huge theatre in Avignon, then to smaller places, then bigger places. You have to change the volume of the voice, give more or less. The way you have to relate to space makes it like sculpture."

Isabelle Huppert, French Actress

Change, Sculpture, Space, Theatre

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"We would betray Mexicans' hopes for change if we felt satisfied with what we've accomplished so far."

"We would betray Mexicans' hopes for change if we felt satisfied with what we've accomplished so far."

Vicente Fox, Mexican Statesman

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"Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect."

"Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect."

Rob Reiner, American Director

Change, Effect, Help

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"The ability to change one's views without losing one's seat is the mark of a great politician."

"The ability to change one's views without losing one's seat is the mark of a great politician."

Mo Udall, American Politician

Change, Ability, Losing

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"But in the free market system, you're forced to change."

"But in the free market system, you're forced to change."

Roy Romer, American Politician

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"As a standup, I try to change the world. As an entertainer, I try to entertain. And as a lesbian, I try to pick up the prettiest girl in the room."

"As a standup, I try to change the world. As an entertainer, I try to entertain. And as a lesbian, I try to pick up the prettiest girl in the room."

Lea DeLaria, American Comedian

Change, Lesbian, World

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"People are crazy and times are strange, I'm locked in tight I'm out of range, I use to care but things have changed."

"People are crazy and times are strange, I'm locked in tight I'm out of range, I use to care but things have changed."

Bob Dylan, American Musician

Change, Chaos, Isolation, Time

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"Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts."

"Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts."

Garry Winogrand, American Photographer

Change, Facts, Photography

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"Trying to fit in will not change a society. To change it, you have to be brave, fearless, and strong enough to withstand societal criticism so that you may break the boundary and let light come in."

"Trying to fit in will not change a society. To change it, you have to be brave, fearless, and strong enough to withstand societal criticism so that you may break the boundary and let light come in."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Change, Society, Fearlessness, Bravery

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"You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lose your way in the first place."

"You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lose your way in the first place."

Sarah Dessen, American Author

Change, Life, Mistake, Journey

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"From the Bush Administration to the 9-11 Commission, there is an urgent and universally recognized need to change the broken formula through which Homeland Security grant money currently is allocated to our first responders."

"From the Bush Administration to the 9-11 Commission, there is an urgent and universally recognized need to change the broken formula through which Homeland Security grant money currently is allocated to our first responders."

Vito Fossella, American Politician

Change, Money, First, Formula

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"The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change."

"The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change."

Carl Rogers, American Psychologist

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"I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not on the outside."

"I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not on the outside."

Joseph Brodsky, American Poet

Change, Soul, Man

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"Unless things change radically, President Bush will be the first President since Herbert Hoover to have presided over a net loss of jobs during his administration."

"Unless things change radically, President Bush will be the first President since Herbert Hoover to have presided over a net loss of jobs during his administration."

Tim Johnson, American Politician

Change, First, Jobs, Loss

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"Of course, if this season turns out to be terrible for me - if I get injured again and this prevents me from reaching a satisfying level, then I could change my decision again. But at this moment, it absolutely feels like the right thing for me to continue through 2003."

"Of course, if this season turns out to be terrible for me - if I get injured again and this prevents me from reaching a satisfying level, then I could change my decision again. But at this moment, it absolutely feels like the right thing for me to continue through 2003."

Laurent Jalabert, French Athlete

Change, Decision, Right

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"I thought people cared about music in a deep way, so I was writing to that spirit in people and in myself. It was me, thinking I knew what was up. Youth, who else can change the world?"

"I thought people cared about music in a deep way, so I was writing to that spirit in people and in myself. It was me, thinking I knew what was up. Youth, who else can change the world?"

Kevin Eubanks, American Musician

Change, Music, Thought, People

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"The White House has embarked on a mission to convince the people of our country that Social Security is in dire need of drastic change in order to save it for all workers."

"The White House has embarked on a mission to convince the people of our country that Social Security is in dire need of drastic change in order to save it for all workers."

Barbara Boxer, American Politician

Change, People, Country, Mission

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"If I had it my way, I never would have left San Francisco, but things change and that's the nature of this business. We have to move on. We hopefully get opportunities down the road that we take advantage of."

"If I had it my way, I never would have left San Francisco, but things change and that's the nature of this business. We have to move on. We hopefully get opportunities down the road that we take advantage of."

Jeff Garcia, American Athlete

Change, Nature, Business, Road

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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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"Leave my image alone... I will behave as I think I should and I will not change anything."

"Leave my image alone... I will behave as I think I should and I will not change anything."

Ezer Weizman, Israeli Statesman

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"As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire to entertain folks. That's really who I am."

"As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire to entertain folks. That's really who I am."

George Benson, American Musician

Change, Career, Cats, Desire

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"Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has been a cornerstone of our society for generations. If we are going to change that, it ought to be done by the will of the people."

"Traditional marriage between a man and a woman has been a cornerstone of our society for generations. If we are going to change that, it ought to be done by the will of the people."

Steve Chabot, American Politician

Change, Marriage, Society, People

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"And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you?ve got to be an absolute dictator while at the same time, you have to listen and see everything because it can all change on a dime."

"And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you?ve got to be an absolute dictator while at the same time, you have to listen and see everything because it can all change on a dime."

Bob Balaban, American Actor

Change, Time, Being

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"Be thrown into a new life (or at least thrown with sush force against the life of someone who is like squashed his face against the window) forces you to rethink who you are. Or what causes impression for others."

"Be thrown into a new life (or at least thrown with sush force against the life of someone who is like squashed his face against the window) forces you to rethink who you are. Or what causes impression for others."

Jojo Moyes, British Novelist

Change, Identity, Life, Reflection

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"To its great credit, Wimbledon has been a leader in bringing about change and improvement in the sport."

"To its great credit, Wimbledon has been a leader in bringing about change and improvement in the sport."

Fred Perry, British Athlete

Change, Leader, Credit, Improvement

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"There is no reason to change this system. I don't think we'll abandon it. For us the most important thing is to be compact in the back. That's the kind of game we have to play here and it will be very difficult to beat us."

"There is no reason to change this system. I don't think we'll abandon it. For us the most important thing is to be compact in the back. That's the kind of game we have to play here and it will be very difficult to beat us."

Oliver Kahn, German Athlete

Change, Play, Reason, Will

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"If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves."

"If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves."

Carl Jung, Swiss Psychologist

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"His dimples should come with an advisory label: Will cause hearts to flutter and panties to spontaneously combust."

"His dimples should come with an advisory label: Will cause hearts to flutter and panties to spontaneously combust."

Robin Bielman, American Novelist

Change, Attraction, Humor, Emotion, Beauty

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"Christianity, to be effective in Japan, must change."

"Christianity, to be effective in Japan, must change."

Shusaku Endo, Japanese Author

Change, Christianity

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"We always thought the Tom Tom Club could change to anything, but it acquired this image, which was cartoon animation and this real light-hearted dance music."

"We always thought the Tom Tom Club could change to anything, but it acquired this image, which was cartoon animation and this real light-hearted dance music."

Tina Weymouth, American Musician

Change, Music, Thought, Dance

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"This is my sixth series, and I'm burned out wondering if a show is going to change my life. Don't get me wrong, I love when people recognize my work. But I've given up worrying about whether it'll be seen by two people or two million or 22 million."

"This is my sixth series, and I'm burned out wondering if a show is going to change my life. Don't get me wrong, I love when people recognize my work. But I've given up worrying about whether it'll be seen by two people or two million or 22 million."

Charlotte Ross, American Actress

Change, Love, Life, Work

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"There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty."

"There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty."

John Boyd Orr, Scottish Politician

Change, Life, Peace, Population

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"Today is not yesterday how can our works and thoughts if they are always to be the fittest continue always the same? Change indeed is painful yet ever needful."

"Today is not yesterday how can our works and thoughts if they are always to be the fittest continue always the same? Change indeed is painful yet ever needful."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

Change, Pain, Progress, Thought

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"What the guys have learned is that whether you're preaching to one or 10,000, it really doesn't matter. That one person you touch may change the nation - could be the Billy Graham of Ethiopia."

"What the guys have learned is that whether you're preaching to one or 10,000, it really doesn't matter. That one person you touch may change the nation - could be the Billy Graham of Ethiopia."

Michael Scott, American Television Character

Change, May, Nation, Preaching

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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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"We're all living blinkered lives, and we're not seeing what's going on and looking to change it. I'm not saying that everyone has to make a political statement, but we need to be more aware of what's happening and why."

"We're all living blinkered lives, and we're not seeing what's going on and looking to change it. I'm not saying that everyone has to make a political statement, but we need to be more aware of what's happening and why."

Samantha Morton, English Actress

Change, Living, Saying

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"One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going."

"One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going."

Ella Baker, American Activist

Change, Waiting

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"Women will change the corporation more than we expect."

"Women will change the corporation more than we expect."

Anita Borg, American Scientist

Change, Women, Will

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"Sometimes the eye gets so accustomed that if you don't have a change, you're bored. It's the same with fashion, you know. And that, I suppose, is what style is about."

"Sometimes the eye gets so accustomed that if you don't have a change, you're bored. It's the same with fashion, you know. And that, I suppose, is what style is about."

Bill Blass, American Designer

Change, Eye, Fashion, Style

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"No one likes change but babies in diapers."

"No one likes change but babies in diapers."

Barbara Johnson, American Critic

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"That's what it's about, how society changes people but people can also change society. It only takes a few people to do things and help themselves instead of sitting around on their asses. She has a very global outlook on life and all sorts of things."

"That's what it's about, how society changes people but people can also change society. It only takes a few people to do things and help themselves instead of sitting around on their asses. She has a very global outlook on life and all sorts of things."

Mary Hansen, Australian Musician

Change, Life, Society, People

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"I never graduated high school; they had to change the Ivy League rules. During my tenure at Brown, I helped them become the number one Ivy League school."

"I never graduated high school; they had to change the Ivy League rules. During my tenure at Brown, I helped them become the number one Ivy League school."

Robert Evans, American Director

Change, Ivy, Rules, School

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"Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape."

"Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape."

William S. Burroughs, American Writer

Change, Hope, Desperation

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"I had to make a change. It was no slight on my staff either. We'd all been at Boro for seven years. But certain players had got too familiar with the set-up. I had to turn it round. Terry was the one man I could think of to do it. So I went for him."

"I had to make a change. It was no slight on my staff either. We'd all been at Boro for seven years. But certain players had got too familiar with the set-up. I had to turn it round. Terry was the one man I could think of to do it. So I went for him."

Bryan Robson, English Athlete

Change, Man, Years

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"If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change everything about the Internet."

"If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change everything about the Internet."

James Hilton, English Novelist

Change, Internet, Neutrality, Will

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"I hope they're going to learn, and as a result of our response, that it isn't going to work. They're not going to change our life, they're not going to have us throw out our Constitution, and they're not going to chase us out of the Middle East."

"I hope they're going to learn, and as a result of our response, that it isn't going to work. They're not going to change our life, they're not going to have us throw out our Constitution, and they're not going to chase us out of the Middle East."

Paul Bremer, American Statesman

Change, Life, Work, Hope

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