Change Quotes

You can basically change everything in a startup but the market.

My measure of success is to walk into a restaurant and hear a table debating drug policy. Once the public start the conversation, the politicians will join - that is when we can create real change.

I want to note that, historically, the make-up of the court has changed just as elected branches have change.

Ever notice that nothing changes the color of paint like putting it on a wall?

I think there are families that are very kind and supportive of people's ability to change. People who come from such families may go through life without dipping into the dark night.

Since God himself cannot change the past, He is obliged to tolerate the existence of historians.

The general remedy of those who are uneasy without knowing the cause is change of place.

None are happy but by anticipation of change.

Long customs are not easily broken; he that attempts to change the course of his own life very often labors in vain; and how shall we do that for others, which we are seldom able to do for ourselves.

Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new.

We need to change America's image round the world. America has lost some lustre in terms of how folks aspire to be like us.

Effective leaders of change must serve equally as agents of change and protectors of continuity.

You never quite know what the change is until, one day, you wake up and go, "Wow, I'm reacting to things differently and I feel differently."

I keep saying, 'Don't change. Be who you are,' but society is really strong in their opinions.

Sometimes hearing the stories is going to change people's lives much more than if they read it.

So it's the kind of business where you can't wait to get up in the morning and read the papers, or listen to what's on the news, and you know, how the world's going to change.

I think sharing experiences is a great thing in order to change things in society.

I'm starting to believe in the power of a name. Because it can't be a mistake if I just call it 'change.'

I was a fat girl growing up and had to change schools because kids were so mean.

The 'wandering studio' gathers and stores experiences, takes chances with the unfamiliar and requires a measure of self-trust. Mistakes are part of the change of scene.

As artists, we bear the charge of signalling, guiding, communicating and inspiriting change.

Your body is a divine container that will change over your lifetime. Revel in this! Notice it! This is the way of things: the softening of the shell so the soul may emerge.

But one thing she [Rachel] did believe in was love. She believed that you could smell it, that you could taste it, that it could change the entire course of your life.

People adapt. People change. You can grow where you're planted.

My writing process is very organic. I start with an idea. I have the general story arc and the cast. But then I sit down to write, and things change.

For stubborn souls like Lisette, death was easier than the courage it took to actually change your life.

We can learn to be the catalysts for our own change.

If someone is really close with you, your getting upset or them getting upset is okay, and they don't change because of it. It's just part of the relationship. It happens. You deal with it.

It’s funny how one summer can change everything.

It takes so little to change everything. If you really thought about it, it would scare you to death.

And don't change for a guy, ever," Leah added. "If they're worthy, they'll like you just the way you are.

The truth was, I wasn't sure. But I wanted to keep believing people could change, and it was certainly easier to do so when you were in the midst of it.

A lot can change between planning something and actually doing it. But maybe all that really matters is that anything is different at all.

Change is inevitable, though," he replied. "As is disappointment. Best to get used to it now.

I'm starting to think, though, that some things never get that. The replay, and all. So at some point you have to make peace with it as it is, not keep waiting for a chance to change it

But you only get so many do-overs in this life, so many chances to, if not change your past, alter your future.

When someone starts to change, and it’s obvious, it's sort of natural to wonder why. Right?

I'd chosen instead to just change my route, go miles out of the way, as if avoiding it would make it go away once and for all.

Teaching was great for me, because I got to show people how writing can really change the way you see not only yourself but the world.

You want to be a part of something that is going to change history or make history or be bigger than yourself.

You can't create a work without being aware that it will change dependent upon the context or the society where it is developed or consumed.

You have to have coalitions in order to make change in America.

I've noticed throughout my long life that people with vested interest in things staying the way they are regularly insist that both change and accountability are impossible.

Sometimes a joke that doesn't work just needs a breath or a little word or the tiniest little change to be fixed.

There is no one who can change My course or affect My conduct to the slightest extent. I am the Master over all.

We change by changing our consciousness and by saying, money should not be a commodity. Money should be a means to an end.

You change the beat up, you might change the way people dance to the music. If you change the way they move, maybe they'll think about it differently.

Are people who want this kind of progressive change not turning up at polling stations? Are they not voting for progressive representatives? It's hard to put your finger on why we are where we are.

I think it's important for people to be aware of the impact that climate change is having on this huge community of people.

You already barely exist. Disappearing entirely won't be that much of a change.