Quotes about Change

‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ – Nelson Mandela

‘The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.’ – Albert Einstein

‘Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.’ – Leo Tolstoy

‘I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.’ – Jimmy Dean

‘All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.’ – Ellen Glasgow

‘If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.’ – Maya Angelou

‘The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.’ – Socrates

‘There is nothing permanent except change.’ – Heraclitus

‘Change before you have to.’ – Jack Welch

‘Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future.’ – John F. Kennedy

‘Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.’ – Barack Obama

‘Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.’ – John C. Maxwell

‘In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first.’ – Jimi Hendrix

‘A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ‘ever has.’ – Margaret Mead

‘How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.’ – Anne Frank

‘The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.’ – Oprah Winfrey

‘The price of doing the same old thing is far higher than the price of change.’ – Bill Clinton

‘Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.’ – James Baldwin

‘You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.’ – Jim Rohn

‘Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.’ – Bertolt Brecht

‘God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.’ – Reinhold Niebuhr

‘If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.’ – Lao Tzu