Change Quotes

"Change is the only constant in the universe."

"Change is driven by accidents meeting opportunity."

"Change happens when ordinary people decide to take action."

"Change begins with a single person taking action."

"The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them."

"In physics, we have learned that nothing is permanent, everything is subject to change."

"The development of quantum mechanics has convinced me that the old causal philosophy is dead."

"Thinking is uncomfortable, but having fixed ideas is comfortable."

"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change—this is the nature of human perception and reality."

"If you wish to make progress, you must not destroy the old house before you have built the new one."

"A mind that is too certain of its convictions is a mind that has ceased to grow and learn."

"The greatest discoveries often require abandoning not just incorrect ideas but entire frameworks of understanding."

"The greatest obstacle to scientific progress is the human tendency to see what we expect to see."

"One must be prepared for the possibility that one's life work may lead elsewhere than anticipated."

"Scientific progress depends on individuals willing to question established dogma and propose alternative frameworks."

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

"Change does not come from any new knowledge, but from a new feeling of what is true."

"In every important case in which the past history of a particular field is examined, it is found that a revolutionary change in the point of view is the only way out."

"Evolution is a process of constant branching and expansion."

"Randomness and predictability both shape evolutionary pathways."

"Change is the only constant in the biological world."

"Evolution is not progress; it is change."

"Change is gradual or sudden, but it is always occurring."

"Change happens by doing. You have to take action to make a difference."

"The future depends on what we do in the present."

"The future depends on the choices we make today."

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."

"We have designed our civilization based on short-term thinking."

"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that created them."