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Change Quotes

On growth, risk and embracing change.

These quotes weigh change from different sides: the risk of a compromised security key, the weight of scientific change on a global scale, and a simple wish to leave things somewhat better than they were found. For more, see our Change The World quotes.

Millions of young Americans have graduated from college during the Obama presidency, ready to use their gifts and get moving in life. Half of them can't find the work they studied for, or any work at all. So here's the...

Quotes by Paul Ryan

Companies are the first to see the costs of climate change.

Quotes by Paul Polman

Runaway climate change would condemn millions to a life of poverty and cause us to fail to meet the Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030. This is not an acceptable outcome.

Quotes by Paul Polman

Businesses and governments need to work together and make a joint commitment if we want to address climate change effectively and quickly.

Quotes by Paul Polman

The world faces enormous human development and environmental challenges, from poverty and disease to food security and climate change.

Quotes by Paul Polman

We cannot eliminate poverty without enabling developing countries to engage more people in economic activity that use natural resources, and we cannot resolve runaway climate change without creating wealth in a more equitable and less carbon intensive way.

Quotes by Paul Polman

Left unchecked, climate change risks not only making the poorest poorer, but pulling the emerging middle classes back into poverty, too.

Quotes by Paul Polman

I've always been an independent producer. I'd kind of like to be hired help for a change. I don't mind that.

Quotes by Paul Morrissey

Andy was not a hippie or rebel but more like a mischievous child. He was never out to destroy everything. He became a New Yorker, and New Yorkers know, like the media, what's going on around them is a fashion...

Quotes by Paul Morrissey

You don't change Donald Trump. You don't 'manage' him.

Quotes by Paul Manafort

Donald Trump was not asked by the leadership to change. And there's no reason for him to change. He's just won the primary process with a record number of votes, beating a field of 16 qualified candidates. So, there's no...

Quotes by Paul Manafort

You can't change somebody's character, but you can change the way a person presents themselves.

Quotes by Paul Manafort

California is an island, and New York's an island. Maybe it's time for me to change islands.

Quotes by Paul Mazursky

They said just keep doing my thing, don't try to change anything, which I won't.

Quotes by Paul McDonald

There is a need to take advantage of the change that has taken place in the Congo, however tragic that has been in its coming.

Quotes by Paul Kagame

I don't think I've had any great success in predicting politics or social change, nor have I really tried.

Quotes by Paul Krugman

Yes, Jean Monnet was the father of the concept of a United States of Europe and his efforts more than those of any other single man helped change the thinking of European leaders.

Quotes by Paul Hoffman

If, as is natural, you focus on the corruption and on those threatened institutions that are trying to prevent change - even though they don't really know what they're trying to prevent - then you can get pessimistic.

Quotes by Paul Hawken

Thus, the forces and value systems that are most threatened by this shift are becoming the most coherent and are rising to the top as minority or plurality powers. But they do not represent either the shift, the change, or...

Quotes by Paul Hawken

All is connected... no one thing can change by itself.

Quotes by Paul Hawken

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Frequently Asked Questions

What different kinds of change are reflected in these quotes?
The quotes range from a technical point about changing a compromised security key, to sobering reflections on the "terrible change" atomic weapons could bring, to more personal takes on embracing change while aging and wanting to "cause a change" for the better.
Is there a quote about the risks of major technological change?
Yes: "If we made atomic bombs, we would bring about a terrible change in the world. Who knows what would happen from this?" a cautionary reflection on the consequences of that kind of change.
Is there a quote about accepting change personally?
Yes: "Aging gracefully means being flexible, being open, allowing change, enjoying change and loving yourself," framing change as something to embrace rather than resist. For more on acceptance as a mindset, see Acceptance.
Is there a quote about wanting to make the world better?
Yes: "I want to cause a change with my life, make the world a little better," a simple statement of intent to have a positive impact. For more on that larger ambition, see Change The World.
Where can I find more concise, quote-style content on change?
For short, shareable one-liners on this theme, see Anmol Vachan, or for quotes about things that are inherently changeable, Changeable.

Continue with our Acceptance quotes or the Hindi-language Anmol Vachan collection.