Change Quotes

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

27059 quotes

"To change the world, one must first change oneself."
Georges Danton
"Those who cannot adapt will be swept away by the tide of change."
Georges Danton
"To build a new world, we must first tear down the old with reason."
Georges Danton
"In every crisis lies the seed of transformation."
Georges Danton
"To change laws is simple; to change hearts is the true revolution."
Georges Danton
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"The common people are the true architects of change."
Camille Desmoulins
C
"The greatest revolutions begin in the minds of ordinary citizens."
Camille Desmoulins
B
"Some doors, once closed by our own hand, cannot be reopened."
Benedict Arnold
J
"Revolution is the violent birth of a new order from the death of the old."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"Revolution is not madness; the maintenance of unjust systems is."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"To build anew, one must first clear away the rubble of the old."
Jean-Paul Marat
M
"The Revolution will not be complete until it has enlightened every mind and warmed every heart."
Marquis de Lafayette
M
"I believe that progress is only possible when we are willing to question what we have always accepted."
Marquis de Lafayette
M
"The revolution of the mind is the greatest revolution of all."
Marquis de Lafayette
P
"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter."
Patrick Henry
"The spark of resistance must be kindled before it becomes a wildfire of change."
Paul Revere
"The revolution begins not with weapons, but with voices willing to cry 'The British are coming!'"
Paul Revere
"Those who ride for freedom discover that the journey itself is the transformation."
Paul Revere
"The lantern signals not just danger, but the dawn of a new age of freedom."
Paul Revere
"The revolution in hearts precedes the revolution in streets."
Paul Revere
J
"The policy of the old world was to plunder and oppress; that of the new is to cherish and protect."
James Madison
J
"The powers of the general government will be increased and those of the state diminished."
James Madison
J
"All great changes are irksome to the human mind, especially those which are attended with dangers and uncertain consequences."
John Adams
M
"I believe that every day presents an opportunity for growth and change."
Marquis de Lafayette
"Government ought to be as much open to improvement as anything which appertains to the progressive state of the human mind."
Thomas Paine
B
"To change the course of history, one must first change the course of his heart."
Benedict Arnold
"I have found that anger without direction is merely noise; directed rightly, it becomes revolution."
Paul Revere
"The future belongs not to the comfortable but to those willing to be uncomfortable for its sake."
Paul Revere
"The future is forged by those who refuse to accept the limitations their present imposes upon them."
Paul Revere
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"We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty on a feather bed."
Samuel Adams