Change Quotes

Nothing stays the same. These quotes explore transformation, growth, and the courage to start over.

27059 quotes

"You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it."
Albert Ellis
"If you want to live a happier life, you have to change your thinking."
Albert Ellis
"When you change your thinking, you change your life."
Albert Ellis
"Change is inevitable, but suffering is optional."
Albert Ellis
G
"Change begins when we challenge our fundamental assumptions about ourselves."
George Kelly
G
"Change is inevitable when we challenge the narratives we tell about ourselves."
George Kelly
G
"Change requires a willingness to question our most basic assumptions."
George Kelly
G
"Change is the natural state of a person who can revise their constructs."
George Kelly
A
"The best time to change a pattern is the moment you become aware of it."
Aaron Beck
A
"Growth happens at the edge of comfort, where challenge meets manageable struggle."
Aaron Beck
A
"Each small change in thought creates a small change in feeling and behavior."
Aaron Beck
A
"Real change happens not in the therapy office, but in how you live your life between sessions."
Aaron Beck
N
"Change happens when we create spaces where difficult conversations become possible."
Nancy Cantor
N
"The only constant in life is change itself."
Nancy Cantor
N
"The world changes when we change how we think about it."
Nancy Cantor
N
"Every ending is also a beginning."
Nancy Cantor
S
"Psychological flexibility means being able to be present with your experience while moving toward what matters."
Steven Hayes
S
"Growth happens at the edge of comfort, not in the comfort zone."
Steven Hayes
S
"Flexibility is more valuable than consistency when circumstances change."
Steven Hayes
S
"Growth requires being willing to feel uncomfortable."
Steven Hayes
M
"Acceptance and change - they go hand in hand. You cannot accept without changing, and you cannot change without accepting."
Marsha Linehan
M
"Linehan's paradox: Change happens when you fully accept what is."
Marsha Linehan
M
"Self-criticism can be a way of maintaining a familiar pain. Change requires new patterns."
Marsha Linehan
M
"Behavior change precedes emotion change. Do the work first; the feelings will follow."
Marsha Linehan
M
"Crisis is transformation in progress. Let it teach you."
Marsha Linehan
W
"I have respect for the past, but I'm a man of the present and future."
W.C. Fields
B
"Change is the only constant, so master the fundamentals first."
Buster Keaton
B
"Change your perspective and you change your comedy."
Buster Keaton
G
"A person is not fixed, static, or unchangeable. We are all capable of reconstructing ourselves."
George Kelly
G
"The person who seems completely fixed and unchangeable is simply not paying attention."
George Kelly