Change Quotes
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Never try to compel others to change; leave them free to change naturally and orderly because they want to; and they will want to when they find that your change was worthwhile. To inspire in others a desire to chance for the better is truly noble; but this you can do only by leaving them alone, and becoming more noble yourself.
Christian D. Larson
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We believe we can change things according to our wishes because that's the only happy solution we can see. We don't think of what usually happens and what is also a happy solution; things don't change, but by and by our wishes change.
Marcel Proust
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When I get an idea I start at once building it up in my imagination. I change the construction, make improvements and operate the device in my mind. It is absolutely immaterial to me whether I run my turbine in my thought or test it in my shop. I even note if it is out of balance.
Nikola Tesla
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Closing your eyes isn't going to change anything. Nothing's going to disappear just because you can't see what's going on. In fact, things will even be worse the next time you open your eyes. That's the kind of world we live in. Keep your eyes wide open. Only a coward closes his eyes. Closing your eyes and plugging up your ears won't make time stand still.
Haruki Murakami
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Terence McKenna says, "The culture is not your friend." I am not sure we can change this culture. But I think we can rise above it and create a new world. That's why I so deeply believe in alternative spaces. That's why I believe in the power of art and activism.
Eve Ensler
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There will always be men struggling to change, and there will always be those who are controlled by the past.
Ernest Gaines
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90 percent of heart patients who are told to change their lifestyle habits or die, choose death over change.
Ed Stetzer
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What does your attitude proclaim to the world about you today? It is never to late to change your story, start by changing your thoughts and pay attention to your attitude.
Bob Proctor
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What you believe is powerful. If you can change what you believe, you can change your life!
Joseph Prince
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The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.
Confucius
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The law changes and flows like water, and . . . the stream of women's rights law has become a sudden rushing torrent.
Shana Alexander
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
Stephen Covey
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Change is scary but almost all change is good.
Kate White
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I want to make change, but I've already made change. I will continue to make change. I'm not just running on a promise of change.
Hillary Clinton
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He's been a top player for the last 10 years, and we all work on our swings, we all change things. We keep working and then we're trying to get better, and sometimes you get worse trying to get better. You've just got to give it some time, be patient for it to turn around, and when it does turn around, you feel like you can start winning again.
Ernie Els
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If you're gonna make a change, you're gonna have to operate from a new belief that says life happens not to me but for me.
Anthony Robbins
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If the truth conflicts with my beliefs, I change my beliefs.
Brad Stine
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The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.
Stephen Covey
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Hiding from my history won't change who or what I am.
Brenda Novak
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It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.
Lewis Carroll
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Climate change is probably the greatest long-term challenge facing the human race.
Tony Blair
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It is not unnatural nor should it overly concern you that you feel the need for a change. The mistake most people make when they begin to feel this way is to ignore the voice that is telling them to stop and listen.
Bob Buford
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Change isn't made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.
Seth Godin
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People have said to me, 'Why don't you change your name?' And I've said, 'Fine, come up with a better name and we'll change it.' But no one has done that.
Bill Bright