Change Quotes

"Change imposed at the pace of capitalism is change we do not own."

"To understand means to have to act."

"The work of transformation lies within ourselves."

"Vision begins with refusing to accept things as they have always been."

"Real change begins when we refuse to accept the world as it is."

"We must be willing to be transformed by the very change we seek."

"You have to act as if it is possible to radically transform the world - and you have to do it all the time."

"We need to develop new ways of thinking."

"We have to create the conditions for genuine change."

"We must build movements that transform consciousness."

"Change happens when we commit ourselves to collective action."

"We cannot separate personal transformation from social transformation."

"Change is not something that happens to us but something we create."

"To be undone is not to be destroyed but to be opened up to a new way of being."

"Repetition is what allows for the possibility of change."

"Transformation begins with the refusal to accept as natural what is political."

"We are all hybrids now—part human, part machine, part nature, part society."

"To change society, one must change the networks that constitute it."

"Change requires the reconfiguration of networks, not just the change of ideas."

"To be modern is to be hybrid, to participate in networks that cross traditional boundaries."

"Change requires not just new ideas but the reconfiguration of entire networks of practice."

"The social world is characterized by increasing demands for responsiveness and adaptation."

"Social acceleration demands that we constantly reinvent ourselves to remain relevant."

"The will to change comes from understanding that change is possible through collective action and individual awakening."

"The repressed always returns, and it does so violently."

"A patriarchal system is an act of imagination and imagination can be altered."

"The question is not whether we are capable of living differently, but whether we have the courage to try."

"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept."

"To be radical is to grasp the world as it is and transform it."

"Revolution is a permanent condition."