925 private quotes tagged change

“Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.” — Thomas Hardy

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“The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.” — William James

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“Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.” — Clint Eastwood

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“There is nothing so stable as change.” — Bob Dylan

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“Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.” — Frank Lloyd Wright

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“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” — John Milton

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“Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.” — William S. Burroughs

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“For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.” — Michelle Obama

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“Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.” — William S. Burroughs

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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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“If a person doesn't change, there's something really wrong with him.” — Clint Eastwood

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“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” — Søren Kierkegaard

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“Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.” — Doug Larson

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“God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.” — Reinhold Niebuhr

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“Countries such as the U.S. and Britain have taken it upon themselves to decide for us in the developing world, even to interfere in our domestic affairs and to bring about what they call regime change.” — Robert Mugabe

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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.” — Sai Baba

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“Constitutions should consist only of general provisions the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.” — Alexander Hamilton

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“We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” — Peter Drucker

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“The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change.” — Richard Bach

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“Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.” — Walt Disney

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“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” — Andy Warhol

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“What looks absolutely fabulous in rehearsal can fall flat in front of an audience. The audience dictates what you do or don't change.” — Harvey Fierstein

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“The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.” — Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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“If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character, would you slow down? Or speed up?” — Chuck Palahniuk

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“People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet.” — Temple Grandin

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