Change Quotes

The essence of education is that it is a change effected in the organism to satisfy the operator.

How do you know when an apology is true—when it means something, or can change something, or will last outside the moment?

God desires to change us from the inside out. Renewing our minds, starving our self-destructive tendencies, and teaching us to form new habits.

People weren't meaning to be racist, but they didn't know. Action signals change, not intent. So when someone feels like they're not getting a fair shake, you gotta speak on it.

Culturally, it's very hard to change people's attitudes about public space.

It meant that she belonged some place. She was a Brooklyn girl with a Brooklyn name and a Brooklyn accent. She didn't want to change into a bit of this and a bit of that.

I think older women still have a full life. Maybe the writers don't address it these days, but it doesn't change the fact.

One thing you can't do to a fan is change their heart about somebody.

I literally finished 7th Heaven, went up to Toronto, and started SAW. So, it was definitely a little mind change.

He will change diapers, of course he will. He is going to be a very hands-on father.

That's in the nature of social change. So you can analyze what didn't work, but it's very hard to predict what will work.

People tell me, "I'm glad you said that." But this is not a spectator sport. This is an activity that requires daily moral awakening as well as a commitment that leads to real change.

I have to make small adjustments, but I can't change too much. If I'm worrying about that stuff too much then the show isn't as funny.

When you focus on results, you will very seldom see a change in your culture. But, if you focus on a customer-centric culture, you will realize long-term results.

When values are deeply embedded within an organization, they seldom change.

Change isn't always easy, but with purposeful practice, any old habit can be replaced with a way of being we would recommend to those we love.

Stress is a signal that something needs to change. Suffering, is when we don't make the change!

To influence others to change, you must be able to frame that change in terms of the future, and in a way that has value to all concerned.

When people feel criticized, they almost always defend the behavior you want them to change.

Change isn't about what you are stopping... it's about what you are starting.

You can't 'cope with' change anymore than you can 'manage' stress.

Want to change your experience of life? Change the problem to the practice field.

I didnt set out with the notion of running for elective office; it sort of grew over time. And I honestly at times questioned if progressive change can be effected through elected office.

An entrepreneur is someone who brings a pattern change.

There are millions of people who can get things done. There are very, very few people who will change the pattern in the whole field.

What is your personal definition of "good"? A world in which everyone is universally empathetic and exercises love and respect with full change-making power.

The most critical variable [to becoming a change-maker] is one's willingness to give oneself permission. To break the mental chains that make us small because everyone tells us we cannot.

I have this very positive view of the world getting better and better. The list of things that could be huge setbacks is not very long: A nuclear war, climate change and epidemics.

I believe that it was a testament to the change of power from the company to the fans because the more the fans ate it up, the more the company gave them what they want.

In 1980, a nation in need of change selected Ronald Reagan to restore the shine to a tarnished America.

I think we need to change that old saying, "I don't need a building to fall on me." Because two did and we still don't get it. I think we all stick our head in the sand as a deep human impulse.

I don't know how to make people who absolutely have to be obsessed with paying a week's energy bills... obsessed with climate change... It's very hard.

In the end, climate change is a math problem.

If the Holy Spirit is capable of the heavy lifting required to get Pat Robertson to change his mind, then that strikes me as a very good sign.

The fact that Washington has been a complete logjam for anything for the last six years has got to change because we need to have federal policy that really allows us to move quickly and nimbly.

I think that some of it is electoral - helping candidates that are willing to take dramatic actions, not just to say a few words about how climate change might be a problem.

Climate change is a huge problem, an almost insoluble problem.

The oncoming trouble I speak of is climate change. It's going to affect all of you in the same way the Second World War consumed people of my parent's generation.

The world's going to change climatically. We just want to control the change. We want to have a high quality of life for billions of people as we pass through this era.

I'm not one of those "omg texting kids rite bad" alarmists. I just think there's an interesting nexus where the Internet itself hastened language change when it comes to Internet terms.

Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old.

People who are willing to get off their arse to search the entire room for the TV remote because they refuse to walk to the TV and change the channel manually.

Being overly identified with [a certain period of time] becomes a noose around your neck, and people don't want you to grow up, they don't want you to change, they don't want you to evolve.

One of the things I'm proud of is my ability to change directions if something's not working.

Robin Williams understands sonic performances. He understands what it's like to change your voice up.

Le nez de Cle opa" tre: s'il e u" t e te plus court, toute la face de la terre aurait change . Cleopatra'snose: if it had beenshorter the whole face of the earth would have been different.

Our natures lie in motion, without which we die.

I'm a very great non-violent character. I would never resort to violence to change anything.

I've never been a passive person. I've always felt that, if you think something should be changed, it's your responsibility to actively pursue that change.

I think we're all experiencing climate change. Experience is an effective teacher. It's sometimes a very harsh teacher. So we will be taught about climate change.