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Quote by George Bernard Shaw

“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

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George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 - November 2, 1950) was an Irish-British playwright, critic, and socialist. He is renowned for his satirical and witty dramatic works. more

“Why do you want to shut out of your life any uneasiness, any misery, any depression, since after all you don't know what work these conditions are doing inside you? Why do you want to persecute yourself with the question of where all this is coming from and where it is going? Since you know, after all, that you are in the midst of transitions and you wished for nothing so much as to change. If there is anything unhealthy in your reactions, just bear in mind that sickness is the means by which an organism frees itself from what is alien; so one must simply help it to be sick, to have its whole sickness and to break out with it, since that is the way it gets better.”

Change Depression Misery Hardship

Book:Letters to a Young Poet

Source: Letters to a Young Poet

“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

Change Destiny Choice Achieved

Author:William Jennings Bryan

“Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn't change the heart of others-- it only changes yours.”

Source: 300 Questions to Ask Your Parents Before It's Too Late

“Let him who would move the world first move himself.”

Change Self Determination Self Development

Author:Socrates

“Right now I want a word that describes the feeling that you get--a cold sick feeling, deep down inside--when you know something is happening that will change you, and you don't want it to, but you can't stop it. And you know, for the first time, for the very first time, that there will now be a before and an after, a was and a will be. And that you will never again quite be the same person you were.”

Change

Book:A Northern Light

Source: A Northern Light

“I was, but then I realized that I was holding on to something that didn't exist anymore. That the person I missed didn't exist anymore. People change. The things we like and dislike change. And we can wish they couldn't all day long but that never works.”

Change Insightful

Book:Fixing Delilah

Source: Fixing Delilah

“To change one’s life: 1. Start immediately. 2. Do it flamboyantly. 3. No exceptions.”

Change

Author:William James

“See if you can catch yourself complaining, in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.”

Action Change Power Complaining Negativity Victimization

Book:The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Source: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

“When she transformed into a butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty, but of her weirdness. They wanted her to change back into what she always had been. But she had wings.”

Change Transformation Woman Butterfly

Author:Dean Jackson

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