Change Quotes
Nothing stays the same. These quotes explore transformation, growth, and the courage to start over.
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"The past cannot be changed, only the future can be molded."Sancho Panza
"He felt that he was not himself, but some other man."Levin
"the past is dead, and let it pass! A new life!--as thou sayest, a new world!"Hester Prynne
"The past cannot be changed; only the future can."Monte Cristo
"Become a new man, Jean Valjean."The Bishop of Digne
"Change is inevitable and often unwelcome."Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
"As a child, I was taught what was right, but I was not taught to correct my temper."Mr. Darcy
"True life is lived when tiny changes occur."Levin
"To change one's life, one must change one's thinking."Pierre Bezukhov
"What is to be done now?"Raskolnikov
"The past cannot be changed, only the future can be rewritten."Edmond Dantès
"The struggle between duty and desire had become unbearable"Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
"We are all capable of change and growth."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
"He hath changed, and knows not that he hath changed."Hester Prynne
"Change is the only constant in life."Sancho Panza
"The wheel of fortune turns, and those who were on top find themselves at the bottom."Don Quixote
"She could not reconcile her past with her present."Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
"We cannot change what we are, only what we do."Pierre Bezukhov
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."Pierre Bezukhov
"We cannot change what we have done, but we can change what we will do"Pierre Bezukhov
"Change is the only constant."Levin
"The past is gone! Wherefore should we not leave it behind us, and start anew?"Hester Prynne
"My past is dead; I am born anew."Edmond Dantès
"Her life seemed to have reached its crisis."Gustave Flaubert (Narrator)
"The past cannot be repeated. The only thing we can do is to move forward."Jay Gatsby
"We cannot change what we are, only what we do."Nikolai Rostov
"I understand now that I must live for others, not for myself alone"Raskolnikov
"I am no longer Edmond Dantès—I am Monte Cristo."Edmond Dantès
"She had wanted to die, and now she wanted to live recklessly"Gustave Flaubert (Narrator)
"That's the difference between you and me. I can tell you about the past because I know that I'm through with it."Jordan Baker