Change Quotes
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"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."
"Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody."
"Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you."
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking."
"Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving."
"Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change."
"To say goodbye is to die a little."
"You can't stop the futureYou can't rewind the pastThe only way to learn the secret...is to press play."
"If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you've made, if they don't realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go."
"Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess."
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
"When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny."
"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
"The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw yourself."
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."
"This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change."
"The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind."
"The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind."
"We can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don't have something better."
"Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't."
"We are not trapped or locked up in these bones. No, no. We are free to change. And love changes us. And if we can love one another, we can break open the sky."
"I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back...."
"Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman."
"We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change."
"How would your life be different if…You stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day…You look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey."
"In youth, it was a way I had,To do my best to please.And change, with every passing ladTo suit his theories.But now I know the things I knowAnd do the things I do,And if you do not like me so,To hell, my love, with you."
"Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change."
"We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it."
"One day spent with someone you love can change everything."
"Keep your best wishes, close to your heart and watch what happens"
"No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself."
"You cannot change what you are, only what you do."
"I cut an inch off of every straw I see, just to make the world suck a little less."
"Growing up happens when you start having things you look back on and wish you could change -Clary Fray"
"Renew, release, let go. Yesterday’s gone. There’s nothing you can do to bring it back. You can’t “should’ve” done something. You can only DO something. Renew yourself. Release that attachment. Today is a new day!"
"Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not."
"I'm unpredictable, I never know where I'm going until I get there, I'm so random, I'm always growing, learning, changing, I'm never the same person twice. But one thing you can be sure of about me; is I will always do exactly what I want to do."
"There are women who make things better... simply by showing up. There are women who make things happen. There are women who make their way. There are women who make a difference. And women who make us smile. There are women of wit and wisdom who- through strength and courage- make it through. There are women who change the world everyday... Women like you."
"The person you became with her is worth being."
"Forget yesterday - it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow - you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift - today."
"You never change things by fighting the existing reality.To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
"All that you touchYou Change.All that you ChangeChanges you.The only lasting truthis Change.Godis Change."
"We are the music-makers,And we are the dreamers of dreams,Wandering by lone sea-breakers,And sitting by desolate streams.World-losers and world-forsakers,Upon whom the pale moon gleams;Yet we are the movers and shakers,Of the world forever, it seems."
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.[These words are also inscribed upon his grave]"
"I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves."
"Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence."
"You’ve changed me forever. And I’ll never forget you."
"Don't confuse poor decision-making with destiny. Own your mistakes. It’s ok; we all make them. Learn from them so they can empower you!"
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