925 private quotes tagged change

“I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.” — Erica Jong

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“The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.” — Aung San Suu Kyi

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“I don't have perfect teeth, I'm not stick thin. I want to be the person who feels great in her body and can say that she loves it and doesn't want to change anything.” — Emma Watson

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“All is connected... no one thing can change by itself.” — Paul Hawken

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“I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff that makes real change in the real world. We need a lot more of that and a lot less abstract stuff.” — Temple Grandin

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“A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is once you do, you can learn about the new world you're in and take advantage of it.” — Nikki Giovanni

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“The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.” — William Cowper

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“What I learned in jail is that I can't change. I can't live a different lifestyle-this is it. This is the life that they gave and this is the life that I made.” — Tupac Shakur

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“Today in America, we are trying to prepare students for a high tech world of constant change, but we are doing so by putting them through a school system designed in the early 20th Century that has not seen substantial change in 30 years.” — Janet Napolitano

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“No great movement designed to change the world can bear to be laughed at or belittled. Mockery is a rust that corrodes all it touches.” — Milan Kundera

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“A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love.” — Pearl S. Buck

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“So if one day the result becomes 3-3, for me it doesn't change my mind, because it's football, it's normal. What is not normal is that we haven't been scoring enough goals playing such good football as we've been playing in the last few weeks.” — Jose Mourinho

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“I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than.” — Mark Knopfler

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“Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change. Because, if it does change, then it won't have anything to complain about.” — Tori Amos

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“A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.” — Daisaku Ikeda

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“I can't really change my life to accommodate people who are jealous. I don't see why I should.” — Sting

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“Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your perception, you can change your emotion and this can lead to new ideas.” — Edward de Bono

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“We don't change what we are, we change what we think what we are.” — Eric Butterworth

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“We have got to change our ethics and our financial system and our whole way of understanding the world. It has to be a world in which people live rather than die a sustainable world. It could be great.” — Vivienne Westwood

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“Only idiots refuse to change their minds.” — Brigitte Bardot

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“I wouldn't change anything. I've made mistakes, but thanks to those mistakes, I've learned.” — Enrique Iglesias

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“I believe that Gandhi was correct. Non-violent civil disobedience is the only way to bring about change that allows people to enjoy the change and not get killed in the process.” — Edward James Olmos

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“Yet what you need is not marches, demonstrations, rallies or wide associations, all of them are important. What you need is direct action. The sooner people understand that, the sooner we'll begin to change things.” — Arthur Scargill

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“Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.” — Jim Rohn

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“We first fought... in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change.” — Serj Tankian

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