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Change Quotes


"Maybe sometimes I'm such a thinker, I reevaluate too much. Sometimes when it comes down to it, I really don't need to do anything, I don't really need to change anything. I need to just keep plugging away, working at it."


"Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things."


"Life is in a constant state of change and by evolving in the present with change."


"In order to accommodate to change and to the contrast of phenomena, the intellect does not require any shocks and inner upheavals; it is only through such upheavals that the more conservative mind could accommodate to the metropolitan rhythm of events."


"When I think of what has happened in a larger sense, beyond myself, then I would not change anything."


"Sensorial perception, for example, certainly occurs with greater or less accuracy according to the degree of interest; it is constantly given other directions by the change of external stimuli and by ideas."


"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be."


"With the absence of a flu vaccination last year, I did not take a flu shot; but there is still some immunity that carries over from year to year; but about every 30 years, there is a major change in the genetics of the flu virus."



"I believe it is essential for our planetary future to develop tools that can change the consciousness which has created the crisis that we are in."


"Most of us actually stifle enough good impulses during the course of a day to change the current of our lives."



"In this world of chance and change and mutability, the fulfillment of any resolve depends on the will of the Lord."


"So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling and sign of a change that needs to be made."


"Everything I do in my life is very instinctual and in the moment. If I'm attracted to something, that's it. If I have reservations, those don't change till they're resolved. My first impression is how I go."


"A better educated electorate might change the reason many persons vote."


"You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring about a positive change."


"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."


"If you've ever made change in the offering plate, you might be a redneck."


"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."


"That man is a creature who needs order yet yearns for change is the creative contradiction at the heart of the laws which structure his conformity and define his deviancy."



"Many people and governments share the mistaken belief that science, with new, ingenious devices and techniques, can rescue us from the troubles we face without our having to mend our ways and change our patterns of activity. This is not so."



"I came to poetry through the urgent need to denounce injustice, exploitation, humiliation. I know that's not enough to change the world. But to remain silent would have been a kind of intolerable complicity."


"Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest. Maybe your chest is flabby or your hips or waist need toning. Also, you should change your program every thirty days. That's the key."


"We have to do more than just elect a new President if we truly want to change this country."


"Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune."


"The psychological basis of the metropolitan type of individuality consists in the intensification of nervous stimulation which results from the swift and uninterrupted change of outer and inner stimuli."


"Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while."


"In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results."


"And I agreed with that, and I couldn't wait to change my name anyway, because I'm not too fond of the name of Reginald. It's a very kind of '50s English name."


"One encounter with Jesus Christ is enough to change you, instantly, forever."


"Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the old pattern and make it new."
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