925 private quotes tagged change

“In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” — Eric Hoffer

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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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“We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus but our ideas about Santa Claus change, mature and become more nuanced, whereas our ideas of God can remain at a rather infantile level.” — Karen Armstrong

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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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“We used to think that revolutions are the cause of change. Actually it is the other way around: change prepares the ground for revolution.” — Eric Hoffer

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“It's a philosophy of life. A practice. If you do this, something will change, what will change is that you will change, your life will change, and if you can change you, you can perhaps change the world.” — Vivienne Westwood

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“Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the guilt we create. We need to confess this and change our ways.” — Tony Campolo

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“There is no progress whatever. Everything is just the same as it was thousands, and tens of thousands, of years ago. The outward form changes. The essence does not change.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

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“Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.” — Shunryu Suzuki

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“I'm not asking any of you to make drastic changes to every single one of your recipes or to totally change the way you do business. But what I am asking is that you consider reformulating your menu in pragmatic and incremental ways to create healthier versions of the foods that we all love.” — Michelle Obama

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“For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.” — Aung San Suu Kyi

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“The atmosphere seems to change once the sun goes down and the race fans get to watch a good show.” — Dale Earnhardt

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“Money is always there but the pockets change it is not in the same pockets after a change, and that is all there is to say about money.” — Gertrude Stein

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“If you take different mythologies from different cultures, the names may change and the story lines may vary but there is always something in common.” — Maynard James Keenan

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“The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time.” — Barbara Bush

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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.” — William Tecumseh Sherman

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“One of the most predictable things in life is there will be change. You are better off if you can have a say in the change. But you are ignorant or naive if you don't think there will be change, whether you want it to or not.” — Julius Erving

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“Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away.” — Tom Clancy

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“Growing up going to Christian school and the concept that you're born a sinner and you don't really have a choice to change who you are has been hammered into my head and created the entire reason why I made art and made a band and made records called 'Antichrist Superstar.'” — Marilyn Manson

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“A liberal knows that the only certainty in this life is change but believes that the change can be directed toward a constructive end.” — Henry A. Wallace

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“We're a nation of laws, but the good thing about America, is that laws reside in the people and people can change the laws.” — Rick Warren

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“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.” — Henri Bergson

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“If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies.” — Kathryn Bigelow

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“It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.” — Gloria Steinem

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“I just think we're living in a time of massive, amazing change, like the Industrial Revolution on acid.” — Kelly Lynch

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