Change Quotes

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

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"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The greatest obstacle to improved management is the inertia of long-established custom."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Progress is impossible without the willingness to embrace new methods."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The organization that does not evolve will inevitably decline."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a person can change by changing their attitude."
Charles Schwab
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"Change is the only constant in life, and we must learn to embrace it."
Colby M. Chester
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"Change is growth disguised as discomfort."
Colby M. Chester
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"Progress demands that we think beyond the boundaries of what has always been."
Elbert Gary
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"The modern world moves at incredible speed, yet human nature remains unchanged."
Elbert Gary
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"Those who shape the future are those who refuse to be bound by the past."
Elbert Gary
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"Every moment of uncertainty is an opportunity for growth if we choose to see it that way."
Charles Flint
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"Every ending carries within it the seeds of a new beginning."
Charles Flint
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"Doubt is the compass that points toward growth."
Elmer Sperry
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"Nature rewards the curious and punishes the complacent with equal precision."
Elmer Sperry
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"Life, like a ship, requires constant adjustment to stay on course."
Elmer Sperry
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"You cannot build lasting change on the ashes of resentment."
Whiting Williams
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"To change minds, you must first change the conditions under which minds are formed."
Whiting Williams
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"Industrial progress and social progress are inseparable."
Whiting Williams
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"The ability to adapt is what separates the survivors from those left behind."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"Change is not the enemy; resistance to change is."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"Every problem is an opportunity in disguise."
Charles Schwab
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"Success is not a destination, it is a journey of continuous improvement."
Charles Schwab
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"Obstacles are opportunities wearing uncomfortable shoes."
Charles Schwab
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"In every difficulty, there lies an opportunity for growth."
John C. Fremont
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"Change is the only constant in the universe."
John C. Fremont
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"Change is the artist; time is the canvas; your choices are the brushstrokes."
Colby M. Chester
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"Every transformation begins with the decision to change one small thing."
Colby M. Chester
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"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by."
James Fisk