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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.

I think that once people understand the great risks that climate change poses, they will naturally want to choose products and services that cause little or no emissions of greenhouse gases, which means 'low-carbon consumption.' This will apply across the...

Quotes by Nicholas Stern

A diet that relies heavily on meat production results in higher emissions than a typical vegetarian diet. Different individuals will make different choices. However, the debate about climate change should not be dumbed down to a single slogan, such as...

Quotes by Nicholas Stern

My father's generation's crisis was fighting fascism. Ours is fighting climate change. It is much harder because you can't see it, it is not an obvious threat. But the solution is in our hands.

Quotes by Nicholas Stern

You can ask any Latin actor: inevitably, if they get a part meant for a white guy, producers will change the character's name to sound more Latin.

Quotes by Nicholas Gonzalez

I've realized why I don't tell the truth in interviews. It's because they're printed months later, and you change so quickly - you have new thoughts, new everything - so people are reading an old version of you.

Quotes by Nicholas Hoult

Lately, I've been in meetings regarding a new script idea I have. A studio executive asked me to change the female lead to a male, because... 'Women don't go to movies.' Really?

Quotes by Nia Vardalos

Realizing the ways in which we humans may have been inadvertently changing our genes for millennia provides a way for us to begin to think about the inevitable genetic revolution in medicine that is going to allow us to advertently...

Quotes by Nicholas A. Christakis

It is well to look around at whom, and not just what, surrounds us. Population structure will change everything. Our health, wealth, and peace depend on it.

Quotes by Nicholas A. Christakis

Our bodies are always going to change, and we might not always love that, but it really has nothing to do with true beauty. True beauty comes from within.

Quotes by Nia Jax

I would like new people with new ideas to come into it and change it.

Quotes by Neville Marriner

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela

It appears that PepsiCo views structural change as a sign of weakness, an admission of failure, and an untenable break with past traditions.

Quotes by Nelson Peltz

We've been working on a new album, which is going to come out next spring, which is very different, a change of style for us - it's going to be almost like rock music.

Quotes by Neil Tennant

The only people who can fix Africa are talented young Africans. By unlocking and nurturing their creative potential, we can create a step change in Africa's future.

Quotes by Neil Turok

High-level actors can be all about their close-ups and the size of their trailers. I'd heard these horror stories of how a really powerful actor can come in and change your script.

Quotes by Neill Blomkamp

I think our problems are inherently unsolvable. We need to change our genetic make-up or create computers that will think us out of it. I don't think humans are able to deal with what we have.

Quotes by Neill Blomkamp

An executive producer with an all-male writing staff once inadvertently revealed his deep, dark fear. While discussing a full-time position for me, he mused out loud, 'I wonder if having a woman in the room will change everything.' Of course,...

Quotes by Nell Scovell

There have always been women who were successful against the odds. Now we need to change the odds so more women can be successful.

Quotes by Nell Scovell

If necessity is the mother of invention, urgency is the uncle of change. Without it, progress slows and then stops and then reverses.

Quotes by Nell Scovell

First I would probably place men at the bottom of the food chain. On a grander scale, I would say they're reacting to change. Feminism has got to be part of that.

Quotes by Neil LaBute

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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.