Change Quotes

"The greatest revolution is the one that changes hearts and minds, not merely laws."

"Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of existence."

"The price of progress is often steep."

"We must be willing to let go of the life we planned."

"The only real revolution is in the minds of men."

"A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new."

"Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something."

"What we really need is a change of heart."

"I would say to the members of my race who are disposed to agree with me in these views; that the time may not be far distant when the whole South will recognize the wisdom of the course which I am pursuing."

"In order to advance, the Negro must advance with the times."

"I have always been convinced that change comes not from institutions of government first, but movement of people that begin in the community based on need."

"You spend your whole life living in a segregated society and then you're supposed to just get over it."

"Every act of resistance plants a seed for change."

"Every person has a role to play in creating change."

"I would encourage everyone to be an agent of change."

"The time is ripe for us to wake up and live up to the meaning of what we say we believe."

"To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace."

"The things that have been happening in this country, it is getting out of hand."

"The only real revolution is in the minds of men."

"The only certainty in life is that everything changes."

"When you put restrictions on people, you teach them to rebel against those restrictions."

"We learn that great changes come not from patience alone, but from persistent action."

"Progress demands that we question the old and embrace the new."

"Change is inevitable; resistance to change is what causes suffering."

"The seeds of change are planted in moments of crisis."

"We must be the change we wish to see in the world."

"Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to face, and hopefully, we shall overcome."

"We must move toward a society that recognizes the equal worth of all people."

"Sacrifice is often necessary to achieve meaningful change."

"The day women are treated equal to men is the day the world will truly progress."