Change Quotes

Change is the end result of all
true learning....Leo Buscaglia.

Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at
the same time; what we really want is for things to
remain the same but get better....Sydney J. Harris.

We must become the change we
want to see....Mahatma Gandhi.

You write in order to change the world, knowing
perfectly well that you probably can't, but also
knowing that literature is indispensable to the
world...The world changes according to the way
people see it, and if you alter, even by a
millimeter, the way...people look at reality,
then you can change it....James Arthur Baldwin.

The mind has exactly the same power
as the hands: not merely to grasp the
world, but to change it....Colin Wilson.

Change is inevitable, growth
is intentional....Glenda Cloud.

It is change, continuing change, inevitable change,
that is the dominant factor in society today. No
sensible decision can be made any longer without
taking into account not only the world as it is,
but the world as it will be....Isaac Asimov.

Change happens in the boiler room of our emotions...so
find out how to light their fires....Jeff Dewar.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure
is only a temporary change in direction to set you
straight for your next success....Denis Waitley.

Life is made of millions of moments, but
we live only one of these moments at a
time. As we begin to change this moment,
we begin to change our lives....Trinidad Hunt.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
nor the most intelligent; it is the one that is
most adaptable to change....Charles Robert Darwin.

Two basic rules of life:
1. Change Is Inevitable
2. Everyone Resists Change.
Remember this: When you are
through changing...you're through....Unknown.

You must welcome change as the rule
but not as your ruler....Denis Waitley.

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the
way I see it, is service to a fellow human being....Lech Walesa.

I am personally convinced that one person can be a change
catalyst, a "transformer" in any situation, any organization.
Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf.
It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence,
courage, and faith to be a transforming leader....Stephen R. Covey.

The only person who is educated is the one who has
learned how to learn...and change....Carl Rogers.

It's time we put thoughts of lack behind us. It's time for us to
discover the secrets of the stars, to sail to an uncharted land,
to open up a new heaven where our spirits can soar. But first
we'll have to make changes. And lasting change does not happen
overnight. Lasting change happens in infinitesimal increments:
a day, an hour, a minute, a heartbeat at a time....Sarah Ban Breathnach.

Growth means change and change involves risk,
stepping from the known to the unknown....George Shinn.

To exist is to change; to change is to mature;
to mature is to create oneself endlessly....Henri Bergson.

Perhaps we're too embarrassed to change or too
frightened of the consequences of showing that
we actually care. But why not risk it anyway?
Begin Today. Carry out a random act of seemingly
senseless kindness, with no expectation or reward or
punishment. Safe in the knowledge that one day, someone
somewhere might do the same for you....Princess Diana.

Even when change is elective, it will disorient you.
You may go through anxiety. You will miss aspects of
your former life. It doesn't matter. The trick is to
know in advance of making any big change that you're
going to be thrown off your feet by it. So you prepare
for this inevitable disorientation and steady yourself
to get through it. Then you take the challenge, make
the change, and achieve your dream....Harvey Mackay.

 

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