Change Quotes

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

27059 quotes

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"The real work of change happens in communities."
Angela Davis
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"In order to transform the world, we must transform ourselves."
Angela Davis
A
"The most important revolution is the revolution in our own consciousness."
Angela Davis
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"Sustainability is not a luxury; it is a necessity."
Winona LaDuke
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"We must choose between profit and the planet."
Winona LaDuke
W
"We must transform our economy to serve all life."
Winona LaDuke
W
"We must transform our relationship with nature from exploitation to reciprocity."
Winona LaDuke
W
"We must build an economy that serves all living beings."
Winona LaDuke
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"The sexual revolution will not be won by women; it must be won with men."
Germaine Greer
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"To be human is to be in a constant state of becoming."
bell hooks
b
"We cannot change what we cannot acknowledge."
bell hooks
B
"Change begins when we refuse to accept the narratives that diminish us."
Barbara Smith
B
"To live authentically is to live in constant transformation."
Barbara Smith
B
"To be alive is to be in constant conversation with change."
Barbara Smith
A
"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept."
Angela Davis
B
"We refuse to accept the tired old patterns and stereotypes about women's roles."
Betty Friedan
B
"We must challenge the assumption that motherhood is women's only true purpose."
Betty Friedan
B
"The revolution begins when women refuse to accept limiting definitions of themselves."
Betty Friedan
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"The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, it's a girl."
Gloria Steinem
G
"The will to change is not always subject to our control."
Gloria Steinem
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"We cannot solve problems with the same thinking that created them."
Gloria Steinem
"It is a short step from celebration to self-congratulation, and self-congratulation is the poison of revolution."
Audre Lorde
"The future of our people is contingent upon how we perceive the present and our willingness to struggle for change."
Audre Lorde
"To be alive is to refuse to accept the world as it is presented to us as final."
Audre Lorde
"We must move from linear to circular thinking."
Vandana Shiva
"Organic farming is not a regression, it is a progression."
Vandana Shiva
"Real development means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future."
Vandana Shiva
"We need a shift from economics to ecology."
Vandana Shiva
"We need to move from a culture of conquest to a culture of care."
Vandana Shiva
"The greatest revolution is the revolution in consciousness about our place in nature."
Vandana Shiva