Change Quotes

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

27059 quotes

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"Change must come gradually and with wisdom."
Louis XVI
"The past cannot be changed, but the future is in our hands."
Marie Antoinette
"The only constant in life is change."
Marie Antoinette
"Change is the only constant."
Marie Antoinette
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"A nation's true strength lies in its ability to adapt."
Otto von Bismarck
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"The soul rises through successive circles of experience, each one correcting and enlarging the last."
Benjamin Disraeli
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"I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose."
Benjamin Disraeli
"No great improvements in the lot of mankind are possible until a great change takes place in the fundamental constitution of their modes of thought."
John Stuart Mill
"One must adapt or be left behind by the times."
Wilhelm II
"Progress requires both innovation and respect for tradition."
Wilhelm II
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"The beauty of a just cause gives strength to weary limbs."
Camille Desmoulins
C
"Change comes not from wishes, but from the will of dedicated people."
Camille Desmoulins
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"Change begins when people dare to speak truth."
Jean-Paul Marat
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"We must be the change we wish to see."
Jean-Paul Marat
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"The greatest revolutions begin not with violence, but with the failure to listen."
Louis XVI
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"I have learned that tradition and progress need not be enemies."
Louis XVI
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"I believe that innovation must be tempered by respect for tradition."
Louis XVI
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"I believe that within every crisis lies an opportunity for transformation."
Louis XVI
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time."
Georges Danton
"Change is the only constant."
Georges Danton
"Nature teaches us that all things must change; we resist at our peril."
Marie Antoinette
"I have learned that acceptance is the beginning of transformation."
Marie Antoinette
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"The revolution will devour its children."
Robespierre
R
"Change is the only constant."
Robespierre
R
"Revolution begins in the hearts of men."
Robespierre
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"Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances."
Napoleon Bonaparte
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"A politician who can't bend will break."
Otto von Bismarck
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"The old order crumbles because it has lost the consent of the governed."
Camille Desmoulins
C
"The revolution is not an event; it is a permanent state of becoming."
Camille Desmoulins
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"The revolution teaches us that change is not merely possible; it is inevitable."
Camille Desmoulins