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Change Quotes

"When change itself can give no more, 'Tis easy to be true."

"When change itself can give no more, 'Tis easy to be true."

Charles Sedley, English Dramatist

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"The moral world is as little exempt as the physical world from the law of ceaseless change, of perpetual flux."

"The moral world is as little exempt as the physical world from the law of ceaseless change, of perpetual flux."

James G. Frazer, Scottish Scientist

Change, Law, World

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"Most are inclined to recline into a reclining position, in order to enjoy the decline."

"Most are inclined to recline into a reclining position, in order to enjoy the decline."

Justin K. McFarlane Beau, Canadian Poet

Change, Comfort, Choice, Action

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"They say marriage will change you but it didn't change me. Being in love changed me."

"They say marriage will change you but it didn't change me. Being in love changed me."

R. Kelly, American Musician

Change, Love, Marriage, Being

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"The path of your life can change in an instant."

"The path of your life can change in an instant."

Ann Brashares, American Author

Change, Life, Transformation, Time

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"Comedians walk out, get a feel for the crowd. If it's not going good, we change directions. If we got to drag your momma into this thing, we will. Whatever we got to do."

"Comedians walk out, get a feel for the crowd. If it's not going good, we change directions. If we got to drag your momma into this thing, we will. Whatever we got to do."

Steve Harvey, American Actor

Change, Comedians, Will

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"It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate."

"It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

Change, Money, World

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"The key to why things change is the key to everything."

"The key to why things change is the key to everything."

James E. Burke, American Businessman

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"Omnia Mutantur, Nihil Interit. 'Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost."

"Omnia Mutantur, Nihil Interit. 'Everything changes, but nothing is truly lost."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Change, Loss, Truth, Philosophy

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"The problem is, or rather one of the problems, for there are many, a sizeable proportion of which are continually clogging up the civil, commercial, and criminal courts in all areas of the Galaxy, and especially, where possible, the more corrupt ones, this.The previous sentence makes sense. That is not the problem.This is:Change.Read it through again and you'll get it."

"The problem is, or rather one of the problems, for there are many, a sizeable proportion of which are continually clogging up the civil, commercial, and criminal courts in all areas of the Galaxy, and especially, where possible, the more corrupt ones, this.The previous sentence makes sense. That is not the problem.This is:Change.Read it through again and you'll get it."

Douglas Adams, English Writer

Change, Problem, Law, Corruption

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"Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight."

"Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Change, Nature, Delight, Loss

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"I'm running because we need change."

"I'm running because we need change."

Zack Space, American Politician

Change, Running

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"No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change."

"No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change."

Barbara de Angelis, American Writer

Change, Happiness, Life, Power

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"Belief without evidence is the very hallmark of the savage."

"Belief without evidence is the very hallmark of the savage."

Joe Abercrombie, English Novelist

Change, Belief, Ignorance, Judgment, Truth

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"Rule Number One in the India Savage Life Code: When in doubt or possible trouble, lie."

"Rule Number One in the India Savage Life Code: When in doubt or possible trouble, lie."

Kristen Ashley, American Novelist

Change, Survival, Lying, Caution, Strategy

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"Life does not change if you only modify the content, your life will change if you will dare to alter the context."

"Life does not change if you only modify the content, your life will change if you will dare to alter the context."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Change, Life, Context, Choice

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"Styles, like everything else, change. Style doesn't."

"Styles, like everything else, change. Style doesn't."

Linda Ellerbee, American Journalist

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"As human beings we do change, grow, adapt, perhaps even learn and become wiser."

"As human beings we do change, grow, adapt, perhaps even learn and become wiser."

Wendy Carlos, American Musician

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"You cannot become something new without putting in the appropriate effort, can you? Just as a seed cannot grow into an ear of corn without the appropriate time, sunlight, water, and care."

"You cannot become something new without putting in the appropriate effort, can you? Just as a seed cannot grow into an ear of corn without the appropriate time, sunlight, water, and care."

Chris Murray, Irish Author

Change, Effort, Growth, Time

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"This thing all things devours:Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;Gnaws iron, bites steel;Grinds hard stones to meal;Slays king, ruins town,And beats high mountain down."

"This thing all things devours:Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;Gnaws iron, bites steel;Grinds hard stones to meal;Slays king, ruins town,And beats high mountain down."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

Change, Time, Destruction, Nature, Power

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"Changes at any level within an organization (individual, team or organization) or across business ecosystem require intent."

"Changes at any level within an organization (individual, team or organization) or across business ecosystem require intent."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Change, Organization, Business, Adaptation

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"Any constituency that needs amending, is a prototype in error."

"Any constituency that needs amending, is a prototype in error."

Justin K. McFarlane Beau, Canadian Poet

Change, Improvement, Error, Growth

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"There is no change - I'm as deep or as shallow as I ever was. What's new is on-the-job experience. This is what you gain with years."

"There is no change - I'm as deep or as shallow as I ever was. What's new is on-the-job experience. This is what you gain with years."

Gordon Getty, American Businessman

Change, Experience, Deep, Gain

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"I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back."

"I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back."

Sting, British Musician

Change, Class, England, Want

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"The hope and change the Democrats had in mind was nothing more than a retread of the failed and discredited socialist policies that have been the enemy of freedom for centuries all over the world. I fear America is teetering towards tyranny."

"The hope and change the Democrats had in mind was nothing more than a retread of the failed and discredited socialist policies that have been the enemy of freedom for centuries all over the world. I fear America is teetering towards tyranny."

Jim DeMint, American Politician

Change, Fear, Hope, America

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"Life is all about change. If it were static, think about how boring it would be. You can't be afraid of it, and you can't worry that you'll mess things up."

"Life is all about change. If it were static, think about how boring it would be. You can't be afraid of it, and you can't worry that you'll mess things up."

Ellen Hopkins, American Novelist

Change, Adaptability, Life, Growth

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"Our fathers valued change for the sake of its results; we value it in the act."

"Our fathers valued change for the sake of its results; we value it in the act."

Alice Meynell, English Poet

Change, Act, Fathers, Results

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"It will take just a simple realization to cause a big change!"

"It will take just a simple realization to cause a big change!"

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah, Ghanaian Author

Change, Realization, Simplicity, Cause

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"People are the most difficult thing in the world to change."

"People are the most difficult thing in the world to change."

Gena Showalter, American Novelist

Change, People, Resistance, Reality

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"It was the hour of a profound human change, and excitement was generating on the air."

"It was the hour of a profound human change, and excitement was generating on the air."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

Change, Excitement, Revolution, Emotion

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"The 200 years when Britain and the US were the top two economies were an aberration and that will change. The decline of empires has happened much faster than folks think. I believe that gold will be a far better bet in 20 years than the dollar."

"The 200 years when Britain and the US were the top two economies were an aberration and that will change. The decline of empires has happened much faster than folks think. I believe that gold will be a far better bet in 20 years than the dollar."

Tom Winnifrith, British Businessman

Change, Gold, Will, Years

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"Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays."

"Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays."

Soren Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher

Change, God, Prayer

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"The first resistance to social change is to say it's not necessary."

"The first resistance to social change is to say it's not necessary."

Gloria Steinem, American Activist

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"I wouldn't change a thing - except my bank balance."

"I wouldn't change a thing - except my bank balance."

Johnny Thunders, American Musician

Change, Balance

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"To have been always what I am - and so changed from what I was."

"To have been always what I am - and so changed from what I was."

Samuel Beckett, Irish Playwright

Change, Identity, Self, Transformation

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"It is a fact that all women contribute more to marriage than men; for the most part they have to change their place of living, their method of work, a great many women today changing their occupation entirely on marriage; and they must even change their name."

"It is a fact that all women contribute more to marriage than men; for the most part they have to change their place of living, their method of work, a great many women today changing their occupation entirely on marriage; and they must even change their name."

Agnes Macphail, Canadian Politician

Change, Marriage, Women, Work

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"We're always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have black characters in them. I don't know if that's going to change."

"We're always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have black characters in them. I don't know if that's going to change."

Don Cheadle, American Actor

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"Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you."

"Whether you're winning or losing, it is important to always be yourself. You can't change because of the circumstances around you."

Cotton Fitzsimmons, American Coach

Change, Winning, Circumstances, Losing

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"Where we come from in America no longer signifies. It's where we go, and what we do when we get there, that tells us who we are."

"Where we come from in America no longer signifies. It's where we go, and what we do when we get there, that tells us who we are."

Joyce Carol Oates, American Novelist

Change, America

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"I will prepare and some day my chance will come."

"I will prepare and some day my chance will come."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Change, Chance, Day, Will

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"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."

"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."

Oprah Winfrey, American Entertainer

Change, Time, Attitude, Discovery

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"But there's a beginning in an end, you know? It's true that you can't reclaim what you had, but you can lock it up behind you. Start fresh."

"But there's a beginning in an end, you know? It's true that you can't reclaim what you had, but you can lock it up behind you. Start fresh."

Alexandra Bracken, American Writer

Change, End, Freedom, Acceptance

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"It's great to have all this stuff at home. But when you want to make it for real, there's still nothing like making music with a bunch of other great musicians in the same room. That's one thing that'll never change."

"It's great to have all this stuff at home. But when you want to make it for real, there's still nothing like making music with a bunch of other great musicians in the same room. That's one thing that'll never change."

Ronnie Milsap, American Musician

Change, Music, Home, Musicians

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"I thought that love would last forever. But nothing is forever. Life is not forever. The only reliable permanence is change. Love hurts because change is painful. Love hurts because love lost is an assault on our ego. We fear that we will fail again and those who live in fear of failure slowly but inevitably fail."

"I thought that love would last forever. But nothing is forever. Life is not forever. The only reliable permanence is change. Love hurts because change is painful. Love hurts because love lost is an assault on our ego. We fear that we will fail again and those who live in fear of failure slowly but inevitably fail."

Chloe Thurlow, British Novelist

Change, Love, Truth, Fear

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"We don't have time to wait for President Bush to change his mind. How many breakthroughs have been missed as a result of this policy?"

"We don't have time to wait for President Bush to change his mind. How many breakthroughs have been missed as a result of this policy?"

Robert Lanza, American Scientist

Change, Time, Policy, Mind

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"Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness."

"Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Change, Jealousy, Madness, Passion

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"And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own."

"And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Change, Judgment, Freedom, Anger

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"It is true that the poet does not directly address his neighbors; but he does address a great congress of persons who dwell at the back of his mind, a congress of all those who have taught him and whom he has admired; they constitute his ideal audience and his better self."

"It is true that the poet does not directly address his neighbors; but he does address a great congress of persons who dwell at the back of his mind, a congress of all those who have taught him and whom he has admired; they constitute his ideal audience and his better self."

Richard Wilbur, American Poet

Change, Congress, Mind, Neighbors, Self

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"The moment you make the internal changes necessary to obtain your goal, the outside world changes instantly."

"The moment you make the internal changes necessary to obtain your goal, the outside world changes instantly."

Chris Prentiss, American Author

Change, Transformation, Action, Reality

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"It is amazing to me, as a professional geologist, how many otherwise intelligent people have, as some may say, 'drunk the Al Gore Kool-Aid' concerning global climate change."

"It is amazing to me, as a professional geologist, how many otherwise intelligent people have, as some may say, 'drunk the Al Gore Kool-Aid' concerning global climate change."

Earl F. Titcomb, Jr., American Scientist

Change, People, Climate, Climate change

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