925 private quotes tagged change

“To some extent, Seattle remains a frontier metropolis, a place where people can experiment with their lives, and change and grow and make things happen.” — Tom Robbins

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“I think it true that, you know, sometimes things start to change even before a government changes and, actually, I think you can begin to see even the Labour machine beginning to understand that it has become over-reliant on targets and processes, that local governments have been over-bossed and bullied.” — David Cameron

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“Pop culture is a reflection of social change, not a cause of social change.” — John Podhoretz

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“Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.” — James Cash Penney

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“The biggest danger to the European Union comes not from those who advocate change, but from those who denounce new thinking as heresy. In its long history Europe has experience of heretics who turned out to have a point.” — David Cameron

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“The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of every human being to liberty and well-being.” — Emma Goldman

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“I ran for president in order to be able to try to change Washington D.C. from the inside. Our federal government is broken.” — Herman Cain

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“One new feature or fresh take can change everything.” — Neil Young

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“If we are to change our world view, images have to change. The artist now has a very important job to do. He's not a little peripheral figure entertaining rich people, he's really needed.” — Vaclav Havel

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“I've had some movies that have been ridiculed, but that's OK with me. I don't feel that really defines me. Should I change who I am to be popular?” — Kevin Costner

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“Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.” — David Attenborough

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“All non-incumbent campaigns promise hope and change, but Obama took the promise to a new level of absurdity. He suggested that a vote for him would literally transform the Earth.” — John Podhoretz

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“The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didn't change the name of our country.” — Imelda Marcos

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“No matter how many modern parts I do, people still refer to me as Mrs. Costume Drama. Fight Club is a studio pic, and I've done very few of those. I've got a feeling it's going to change things for me.” — Helena Bonham Carter

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“We have the character of an island nation: independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty. We can no more change this British sensibility than we can drain the English Channel. And because of this sensibility, we come to the European Union with a frame of mind that is more practical than emotional.” — David Cameron

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“I have a big fear of change, or negative change, anyway. I'm basically the same person I was when I won 'Idol,' or when I was 10.” — Kelly Clarkson

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“If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America.” — Eldridge Cleaver

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“One expected growth, change without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.” — Charles de Lint

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“Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people.” — Anne Lamott

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“I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.” — William Hague

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“People with high blood pressure, diabetes - those are conditions brought about by life style. If you change the life style, those conditions will leave.” — Dick Gregory

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“It is well for people who think to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean. For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while.” — Luther Burbank

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“If a person with a bullet in Dallas can change the world, imagine a person with an idea could do.” — J. Michael Straczynski

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“The greatest revolution in our generation is that of human beings, who by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.” — Marilyn Ferguson

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“I just like food too much, and I don't want to change. I spent so much of childhood trying to change, and I just got sick of it... I don't want to look like Britney Spears, I just don't want to. She's hideous.” — Beth Ditto

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