21 thought-provoking quotes about change

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

We cannot avoid change because it’s going to 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 simply a force of nature.

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

Just 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:

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
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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