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• Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

  James Allen

  Ignorance, Men, Discipline

  James Allen (2016). “As a Man Thinketh”, p.7, Xist Publishing

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• Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with.

  Peter Marshall

  Humble, Easy, Lord

  Peter Marshall (1949). “Prayers Offered by the Chaplain, the Rev. Peter Marshall, D.D.: At the Opening of the Daily Sessions of the Senate of the United States During the Eightieth and Eighty-first Congress 1947-1949”

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• When I saw how the European Union was developing, it was very obvious what they had in mind was not democratic. In Britain, you vote for a government so the government has to listen to you, and if you don't like it you can change it.

  Tony Benn

  Government, Europe, Voting

  "Tony Benn: His views on socialism, Europe, war and writing", www.bbc.co.uk. March 14, 2014.

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• Everything flows and nothing abides. Everything gives way and nothing stays fixed.

  Heraclitus

  Nature, Travel, Philosophy

  "Cratylus". Dialogue by Plato, 1826.

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• The servant-leader is servant first... It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first.

  Robert K. Greenleaf

  Leadership, Choices, Feelings

  Robert K. Greenleaf, Larry C. Spears (1998). “The Power of Servant-leadership: Essays”, p.123, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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• For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.

  Eric Roth

  Time, Positivity, Views

  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, www.imdb.com. 2008.

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• I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

  Jimmy Dean

  Inspirational, Positive, Uplifting

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• Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Funny, Marriage

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.482, Princeton University Press

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• All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Ideas, Political, Leave Me Alone

  Orthodoxy (1908) ch. 7

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• Everything changes but change itself.

  John F. Kennedy

  Things Change

  Vanderbilt University 90th Anniversary Convocation Address, delivered 18 May 1963, Vanderbilt University Stadium, Nashville Tennessee

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• To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspiration, Perspective, Perception

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.7, Mango Media Inc.

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• If growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree, I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up! Not me!

  James M. Barrie

  Growing Up, Mean, Tree

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• He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.

  Harold Wilson

  Life Changing, Teaching, Rejects You

  Speech to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, quoted in "The New York Times", (p. 12), January 24, 1967.

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• Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Moving On, Stay Strong, Business

  "Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations". Book by John Gordon Burke and Ned Kehde, 1976.

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• If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Success, Leadership

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• You cannot change how someone thinks, but you can give them a tool to use which will lead them to think differently.

  R. Buckminster Fuller

  Thinking, Giving, Design

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• Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.

  Bruce Barton

  Fear, Errors, Ebb And Flow

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• Those who expect moments of change to be comfortable and free of conflict have not learned their history.

  Joan Wallach Scott

  Growth, Conflict, Moments

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  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

  Margaret Mead

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  Margaret Mead, Robert B. Textor (2005). “The World Ahead: An Anthropologist Anticipates the Future”, p.12, Berghahn Books

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• Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.

  Martha Beck

  Thinking, Self, Serious

  "Ever Wonder Why Butterflies Don’t Chill With Caterpillars?" by Dr. Samineh I. Shaheem, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 31, 2015.

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• All things must change
  To something new, to something strange.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Strange, Something New, All Things

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2012). “My Complete Poetical Works (Annotated Edition)”, p.875, Jazzybee Verlag

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• To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Family

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• People who consider themselves victims of their circumstances will always remain victims unless they develop a greater vision for their lives.

  Stedman Graham

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  Stedman Graham (1998). “You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success”, p.24, Simon and Schuster

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• Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it. You got to change with it. If a day goes by that don't change some of your old notions for new ones, that is just about like trying to milk a dead cow.

  Woody Guthrie

  Trying, Cows, Milk

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• If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!

  T. Harv Eker

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

  FaceBook post by T. Harv Eker from Aug 12, 2012

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