Quotes about Change (page 6)

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“Life is measured by the rapidity of change, the succession of influences that modify the being.”
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“Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it.”
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“If things change then they will be different, but if they don't then things will stay the same.”
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“The most serious charge that can be brought against New England is not Puritanism but February.”
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“Change can either challenge or threaten us. Your beliefs pave your way to success or block you.”
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“Everything is changing. People are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.”
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“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
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“The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come.”
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“Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.”
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“You will suddenly realize that the reason you never changed before was because you didn't want to.”
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“You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.”
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“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”
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“People wish to be settled. It is only as far as they are unsettled that there is any hope for them.”
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“Believe, if thou wilt, that mountains change their place, but believe not that man changes his nature.”
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“A stop sign is a gift for you to learn that moving in the same direction won't take you any place new.”
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“For organizations and employees alike, the only real security is the ability to grow, change and adapt.”
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“Weep not that the world changes -- did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep.”
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“By nature man hates change; seldom will he quit his old home till it has actually fallen around his ears.”
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“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”
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“Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.”
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“I've always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.”
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“There is nothing exempt from the peril of mutation; the earth, heavens, and whole world is thereunto subject.”
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“It's hard for me to get used to these changing times. I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.”
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“The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I se it, is service to a fellow human being.”
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“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.”
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“Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen as heading toward catastrophe.”
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“He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.”
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“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”
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“Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock.”
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