Change can come unexpectedly, for the better or worse, it’s something you can never tell. Sometimes it even takes a moment of reflection. Just to see what changed, how far you’ve come, and how the surroundings took another shape. There are many quotes about change that reflect the constant shifting of our inner and outer worlds. Yet every person reading them might find a different meaning to them.
If you’re looking to make some changes in your life and need some motivation, these moving quotes on change might be just the kick you need. If you want to change yourself, your surroundings, or any other part of your life, all it takes is motivation, eagerness to improve, and patience. Change comes with time and constant movement toward your goal, no matter how small the steps might be.
Other people change too. It might be difficult to understand from the outsider’s point of view, we never know what happened in other people’s lives. But with these quotes about why people change, we hope you’ll be able to understand the reasons why a little bit better.
Before you scroll on to read these change quotes, remember that the first step is always to be the change you want to see in the world. Only then can you see some actual shifting in the way things are. So, read on, comment your thoughts, and feel free to share any more sayings about change that you know of.
#1
“There's always a moment when you start to fall out of love, whether it's with a person or an idea or a cause, even if it's one you only narrate to yourself years after the event: a tiny thing, a wrong word, a false note, which means that things can never be quite the same again.” ― Douglas Adams
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#2
“Just because things change doesn't mean you chose wrong in the first place. Just because you're good at something doesn't mean you have to do it forever.” ― Emily P. Freeman
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#3
“And I speak of spiritual suffering! Of people seeing their talent, their work, their lives wasted. Of good minds submitting to stupid ones. Of strength and courage strangled by envy, greed for power, and fear of change. Change is freedom, change is life.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin
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“Connecting with others gives us a sense of inclusion, connection, interaction, safety, and community. Your vibe attracts your tribe, so if you want to attract positive and healthy relationships, be one! Staying connected and getting reconnected feeds the flow of goodness which empowers our humanity.” ― Susan C. Young
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#5
“You can’t change the system unless you know it well. You can’t play chess well unless you know all the moves.” ― Abhaidev
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#6
“I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.” ― Steve Jobs
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#7
“I was, but then I realized that I was holding on to something that didn't exist anymore. That the person I missed didn't exist anymore. People change. The things we like and dislike change. And we can wish they couldn't all day long but that never works.” ― Sarah Ockler
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#8
“We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.” ― Charles R. Swindoll
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#9
“You can’t change how other people think and act, but you’re in full control of yourself. When it comes down to it, the only question that matters is this: If nothing in the world ever changes, what type of man are you gonna be?” ― Nic Stone
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#10
“Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day, the beholder's frame of mind, or anyone thing, can effectively change their appearance. Thus, it is essential to recognize that we can never know more than one side, one small aspect of a mountain.” ― Haruki Murakami
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#11
“It’s a reminder for anyone who needs it including myself; there ain’t anything wrong about falling apart, just take it as a beautiful chance for you; to rebuild yourself all over again and to recreate a new version of you who doesn’t know what it means to give up on the person you’re becoming …” ― Samiha Totanji
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#12
“You ask, ‘Why am I really fighting this?’ If the answer is ‘Because I’m scared of what things will be like,’ then, most times, you’re fighting for the wrong reason...” ― David Wroblewski
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#13
“Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.” ― William S. Burroughs
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#14
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” ― Albert Einstein
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#15
“It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institution and merely lukewarm defenders in those who gain by the new ones.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli
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#16
“I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting.” ― Barack Obama
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#17
“The urge toward action, i.e., improvement of the conditions of life, is inborn in man. Man himself changes from moment to moment and his valuations, volitions, and acts change with him. In the realm of action, there is nothing perpetual but change.” ― Ludwig von Mises
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#18
“It's important to remember that we all change each other's minds all the time. Any good story is a mind-altering substance.” ― Hank Green
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#19
“You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.” ― Johnny Cash
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#20
“You can’t save others from themselves because those who make a perpetual muddle of their lives don’t appreciate your interfering with the drama they’ve created. They want your poor-sweet-baby sympathy, but they don’t want to change.” ― Sue Grafton
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