21 thought-provoking quotes about change to inspire you

Today I want to explore some quotes about change.

As the old saying goes, “Change is inevitable except from a vending machine.”

We cannot avoid change because it will happen whether we like it or not.

Trying to stop it is like trying to hold back the tide. It can’t be done.

Change is a force of nature.

If you hate change, you’re not alone. Most people hate change. That’s perfectly natural.

When we think we have everything under control, a significant change happens, and suddenly, we’re scrambling to get ourselves back to equilibrium.

Change can make life seem like a giant game of Snakes and Ladders at times.

So in today’s post, I offer 21 thought-provoking quotes about change just to underline the point.

Quotes about change (1-10)

There is nothing permanent except change. ~Heraclitus

Change is the end result of all true learning. ~Leo Buscaglia

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. ~Stephen Hawking

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. ~Carol Burnett

Just when I think I’ve learned the way to live, life changes. ~Hugh Prather

To improve is to change. To be perfect is to change often. ~Winston Churchill

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude. ~Oprah Winfrey

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Viktor E. Frankl

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. ~Nathaniel Branden

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. ~Mahatma Gandhi

Quotes about change (11-21)

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. ~Robin Williams

Change your thoughts, and you change your world. ~Norman Vincent Peale

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. ~Wayne Dyer

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. ~Jimmy Dean

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. ~Maya Angelou

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. ~Barack Obama

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. ~George Bernard Shaw

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. ~William Arthur Ward

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. ~John F. Kennedy

Without change, there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable. ~William Pollard

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality, nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit. ~Christopher McCandless

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