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Change Quotes

"One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others."

"One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

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"Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen."

"Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen."

Jeff Cooper, American Celebrity

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"Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything."

"Brooklyn is not the easiest place to grow up in, although I wouldn't change that experience for anything."

Neil Diamond, American Musician

Change, Experience

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"The point of the essay is to change things."

"The point of the essay is to change things."

Edward Tufte, American Educator

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"Without going into too much detail, the end of my major action scene, after the climax of the scene, there was one little change that I suggested regarding the way things should turn out. It was in the detail of the tears of blood."

"Without going into too much detail, the end of my major action scene, after the climax of the scene, there was one little change that I suggested regarding the way things should turn out. It was in the detail of the tears of blood."

Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese Actress

Change, Action, Blood, Detail

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"In symphonic music, when you are conducting, you do the same thing. You are feeling the whole orchestra, thinking ahead so you can prepare for a change."

"In symphonic music, when you are conducting, you do the same thing. You are feeling the whole orchestra, thinking ahead so you can prepare for a change."

David Amram, American Composer

Change, Music, Feeling, Thinking

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"Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts."

"Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts."

Moliere, French Playwright

Change, Husbands, Law, Woman

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"I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country."

"I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country."

Tony Blair, English Statesman

Change, Politics, Country, Party

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"But the real focus should be on people who are buying today because the base is so big it will take a long time for any change materialize on an overall basis."

"But the real focus should be on people who are buying today because the base is so big it will take a long time for any change materialize on an overall basis."

Sanjay Kumar, Indian Businessman

Change, Time, People, Buying

15

"Things change all the time, and they'll probably never be the same again. It's just the natural evolution of the human condition. Things change, and whatever it is is what it is. I mean, you try to start second guessing that, you either get rich or die broke."

"Things change all the time, and they'll probably never be the same again. It's just the natural evolution of the human condition. Things change, and whatever it is is what it is. I mean, you try to start second guessing that, you either get rich or die broke."

Guy Clark, American Musician

Change, Time, Evolution

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"Change is good. And in fact unavoidable."

"Change is good. And in fact unavoidable."

Dirk Benedict, American Actor

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"Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don't care about fame, I don't care about being a celebrity. I know that's part of the job, but I don't feed into anyone's idea of who I should be."

"Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don't care about fame, I don't care about being a celebrity. I know that's part of the job, but I don't feed into anyone's idea of who I should be."

Jessica Alba, American Actress

Change, Idea, Being, Care

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"The people who run the game, they are the ones who want to change it and make people believe that it's different somehow. It's not different, the only difference is that some ballplayers today have a chance for a four- or five-year contract and they can make big money."

"The people who run the game, they are the ones who want to change it and make people believe that it's different somehow. It's not different, the only difference is that some ballplayers today have a chance for a four- or five-year contract and they can make big money."

Tony Oliva, American Athlete

Change, Money, People, Chance

15

"Nigel might have an earlier date, but I think it's unprecedented from my memory. So it is a reminder to everybody that the public can move very rapidly on some issues and therefore what looks settled may not be."

"Nigel might have an earlier date, but I think it's unprecedented from my memory. So it is a reminder to everybody that the public can move very rapidly on some issues and therefore what looks settled may not be."

Jim Bolger, New Zealander Statesman

Change, May, Memory, Public, Newzealander

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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

15

"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn."

"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn."

Hal Borland, American Author

Change, Spring, Winter

15

"A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

"A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

Margaret Mead, American Scientist

Change, People, Thoughtful, World

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"I think we're not going to preserve Fannie and Freddie in anything like their current form. We're going to have to bring fundamental change to that market."

"I think we're not going to preserve Fannie and Freddie in anything like their current form. We're going to have to bring fundamental change to that market."

Timothy Geithner, American Public Servant

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"When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played up-tempo, you call it rock 'n' roll; at a regular tempo, you call it rhythm and blues."

"When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played up-tempo, you call it rock 'n' roll; at a regular tempo, you call it rhythm and blues."

Little Richard, American Musician

Change, Music, Question

15

"For all of us who have been involved in the recovery efforts to bring back and strengthen wild salmon runs, we fear that this change in policy could lead to further declines in these wild stocks."

"For all of us who have been involved in the recovery efforts to bring back and strengthen wild salmon runs, we fear that this change in policy could lead to further declines in these wild stocks."

Norm Dicks, American Politician

Change, Policy, Fear

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"There is no visible sign that the current politicians in the US are willing to see the need for change."

"There is no visible sign that the current politicians in the US are willing to see the need for change."

David Korten, American Activist

Change, Politicians

15

"Until the people, by amendment, change the constitution, I urge that the counties cooperate with one another, that future road work be more uniform, and done in such a way that it will result in connected and continuous highways."

"Until the people, by amendment, change the constitution, I urge that the counties cooperate with one another, that future road work be more uniform, and done in such a way that it will result in connected and continuous highways."

Arthur Capper, American Politician

Change, Work, People, Constitution

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"I do think it's possible to change for the better."

"I do think it's possible to change for the better."

Mandy Moore, American Musician

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"I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better."

"I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better."

Georg C. Lichtenberg, German Physicist

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"The removal of an electron from the surface of an atom - that is, the ionization of the atom - means a fundamental structural change in its surface layer."

"The removal of an electron from the surface of an atom - that is, the ionization of the atom - means a fundamental structural change in its surface layer."

Johannes Stark, German Physicist

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"Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them."

"Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them."

Sai Baba, Indian Leader

Change, Life, Nature, End

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"The only difference between me and others is that they think they can change something with cute little poems, nice cards or embracing trees and being nice to little lapdogs."

"The only difference between me and others is that they think they can change something with cute little poems, nice cards or embracing trees and being nice to little lapdogs."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

Change, Being, Cards, Cute

15

"I'm communicating with the directors of the Soviet companies, and I see that it is wrong, but when I go to the official discussions, they discuss we should change the color of the walls."

"I'm communicating with the directors of the Soviet companies, and I see that it is wrong, but when I go to the official discussions, they discuss we should change the color of the walls."

Anatoly Chubais, Russian Politician

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"Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't need partisanship. We don't need demagoguery, we need solutions."

"Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't need partisanship. We don't need demagoguery, we need solutions."

Paul Ryan, American Politician

Change, People, Fear, Hope

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"Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change."

"Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change."

Jerry Brown, American Politician

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"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."

"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."

Andy Warhol, American Artist

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"Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national debt will start eating up virtually every penny that we have."

"Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national debt will start eating up virtually every penny that we have."

Bobby Scott, American Politician

Change, Debt, Direction, Eating

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"In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name."

"In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name."

Phaedrus, Roman Poet

Change, Name, Nothing, Poor

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"I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking theres some kind of change."

"I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking theres some kind of change."

Bob Dylan, American Musician

Change, Future, Mind, Past

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"Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him."

"Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him."

Marlene Dietrich, American Actress

Change, Women, Man

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"It is truly a privilege to be able to support all women's causes on a global level. It is remarkable that something as simple as television can empower us to create change and awareness in the world."

"It is truly a privilege to be able to support all women's causes on a global level. It is remarkable that something as simple as television can empower us to create change and awareness in the world."

Teri Hatcher, American Actress

Change, Women, Awareness, Causes

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"If we accept the rule of those who think they are the bosses and lords of Mexico, nothing will change for the people on the bottom."

"If we accept the rule of those who think they are the bosses and lords of Mexico, nothing will change for the people on the bottom."

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexican Politician

Change, People, Bosses, Nothing

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"I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my point of view, radically different from the last."

"I guess there is also an element of deliberate change involved. Each of my books has been, at least from my point of view, radically different from the last."

George Murray, Canadian Poet

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"The interesting thing is always to see if you can find a fact that will change your mind about something, to test and see if you can."

"The interesting thing is always to see if you can find a fact that will change your mind about something, to test and see if you can."

Diane Sawyer, American Journalist

Change, Fact, Mind, Will

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"Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past."

"Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past."

Tom Peters, American Businessman

Change, Enthusiasm, Energy, Past

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"You may not seem able to change some outer circumstances but you can start by changing your inner experience of life and yourself."

"You may not seem able to change some outer circumstances but you can start by changing your inner experience of life and yourself."

Joy Page, American Actress

Change, Experience, Life, Circumstances

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"Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed. I contend that if the evangelical community became more biblical, everything would change."

"Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed. I contend that if the evangelical community became more biblical, everything would change."

Tony Campolo, American Clergyman

Change, Care, Community

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"You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: That world is gone."

"You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: That world is gone."

Peggy Noonan, American Writer

Change, America, Old, World

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"I was working at a phone company. I got tired of my life and wanted to change it, so I did."

"I was working at a phone company. I got tired of my life and wanted to change it, so I did."

Chi McBride, American Actor

Change, Life, Company

15

"Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor."

"Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor."

Brian Tracy, American Author

Change, Control, Goals, Direction

15

"I just don't believe that you have to come in and insult people when you want to change things."

"I just don't believe that you have to come in and insult people when you want to change things."

Sydney Schanberg, American Journalist

Change, People, Insult, Want

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"As much as I didn't want to change, lifestyles do change."

"As much as I didn't want to change, lifestyles do change."

Christopher Atkins, American Actor

15

"You have to change the set, stay ahead of the curve."

"You have to change the set, stay ahead of the curve."

Carson Daly, American Entertainer

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"An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army."

"An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army."

William Tecumseh Sherman, American Soldier

Change, Men, Army, Man

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"I had to think ahead. How much would I really enjoy committing five or seven years to working on this? When you're an unemployed actor offered a TV pilot, no matter who you are you're tempted by the good hunk of change to be made. It keeps you out of the unemployment line."

"I had to think ahead. How much would I really enjoy committing five or seven years to working on this? When you're an unemployed actor offered a TV pilot, no matter who you are you're tempted by the good hunk of change to be made. It keeps you out of the unemployment line."

Gerald McRaney, American Actor

Change, Unemployment, Years

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