Home / Topics / Changed Quotes

Changed Quotes

Browse 4481 quotes about Changed.

Changed Quotes

“Sancho Panza by name is my own self, if I was not changed in my cradle.”

Ifs Self Names Change My Own Changed Cradle

Book:The achievements of the ingenious gentleman, don Quixote de la Mancha. A tr. based on that of P.A. Motteux, with the memoir and notes of J.G. Lockhart

Source: The achievements of the ingenious gentleman, don Quixote de la Mancha. A tr. based on that of P.A. Motteux, with the memoir and notes of J.G. Lockhart

“If someone tried to assimilate you for years, if your language was forbidden, if the names of your hometown were changed, what would do you but revolt.”

Ifs Years Names Language Changed Forbidden Revolt Hometown

Author:Osman Baydemir

“Today as in the time of Pliny and Columella, the hyacinth flourishes in Wales, the periwinkle in Illyria, the daisy on the ruins of Numantia; while around them cities have changed their masters and their names, collided and smashed, disappeared into nothingness, their peaceful generations have crossed down the ages as fresh and smiling as on the days of battle.”

Age Today Time Names Peace Cities Generations Changed Flower Masters Battle Peaceful Ruins Nothingness Wales Daisies Hyacinths Periwinkle

Author:Edgar Quinet

“I once told you that I am not a saint, and I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake. So I will close with another confession. Frequently, along the tortuous road of recent months from this chamber to the Presidents House, I protested that I was my own man. Now I realize that I was wrong. I am your man, for it was your carefully weighed confirmation that changed my occupation. The truth is I am the peoples man, for you acted in their name, and I accepted and began my new and solemn trust with a promise to serve all the people and do the best that I can for America.”

Source: Gerald R. Ford: containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President

“Honor thy Father and thy Mother was once said, but then someone said: What if I don't know your Father? A still voice said: Does that makes him the devil? He is still someone's Father, his name has been changed, but his story is the same. Why hate when we should Celebrate. In this world of two's, you got the Mourning Son, and the Daughter of the Night. They both equal light once you make it through the night. Now, wake the funk up!”

Ifs Knows World Should Doe Has Beens Said Stills Two Stories Light Mother Night Hate Father Names Voice This World Changed Son Honor Equal Daughter Devil Celebrate Mourning What If Funk

Author:Bootsy Collins

“The decay of the late, great country of South Africa is beginning to become apparent. The name of the Transvaal has been officially changed to 'Gauteng.' (One of our friends has suggested that in view of this its inhabitants in the future should be referred to as Oranggautengs.) ... And now there is a move afoot to wreck the Kruger National Park, one of the wonders of the world, on the notion that a good bit of its land was 'taken from the blacks.' This idea is somewhat akin to giving Yellowstone Park back to the Blackfeet.”

“Nothing would have been changed for the German people, but my name would have gone down in history as that of the greatest traitor.”

People Has Beens Names Gone Changed Traitor

Author:Gerd von Rundstedt

“Certainly, for a newspaper director, to have within arm's reach a Travaglio, about whom every starring actor, supporting cast and extra of Italian political life he is ready upon cold request to provide an inquiry brief refined in the most minute details is a nice comfort. But also a bit unsettling. The day I asked him if in that archive, into which no one is allowed to stick their nose, there were a brief with my name on it, Marco changed the subject.”

“Id never really considered film. If Id thought about film more growing up, I probably would have changed my name. I had no concept of my name in lights.”

Ifs Light Film Names Growing Up Growing Changed Concepts

Author:Chiwetel Ejiofor

“The first time I was in his office was when they called me in to tell me they had changed my name. I had a feeling that if I'd gone along with the name they'd chosen, I'd never be seen again. I'd be swallowed up by that name, because it was a false name: Kit Marlowe.”

Ifs Firsts Feelings Names Gone Changed Office First Time Chosen Marlowe

Author:Kim Novak

“Candice is the original spelling of my name. I changed it to Kandyse when I was really young and first starting out in the business as kind of a joke. I didnt realize it would stick! I did consider changing it, but then it seemed too confusing, so then I asked them to change it back. Not too soon, however!”

Firsts Kind Young Names Realizing Changed Jokes Originals Sticks Starting Confusing Spelling Starting Out

Author:Kandyse McClure

“I'm beginning to think my name has been changed to 'Damn it' or 'Asshole'” Styxx”

Thinking Has Beens Names Changed Damn

Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon

“I spent a long time trying to build up an organisation [the Lance Armstrong Foundation that changed its name to Livestrong after his confession] to help a lot of people.”

People Trying Long Helping Names Changed Long Time Foundation Confession Organisation Armstrong

Author:Lance Armstrong

“I basically drew my own family. My father's name is Homer. My mother's name is Margaret. I have a sister Lisa and another sister Maggie, so I drew all of them. I was going to name the main character Matt, but I didn't think it would go over well in a pitch meeting, so I changed the name to Bart.”

Thinking Wells Character Mother Father Names My Own Changed Meetings Main Characters Maggie

Author:Matt Groening

“When I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone's mouth was 'Mister,' a sign of respect.”

Firsts Enough Names Changed Mouths

Author:Mr. T

“The Congress' name of 'INC' must be changed to 'Institutions Neglecting Congress'. Their habit is to misuse, abuse and reduce institutions.”

Politics Names Changed Habit Abuse India Institutions Congress Neglect Misuse

Author:Narendra Modi

“David Holdaway was my stage name. I was an actor for about eight years in the '90s. I had to change my name because there was another David Nicholls, and I thought if I changed it to my mother's name, she'd be touched.”

Ifs Years Mother Actors Names Stage Changed Eight Touched

Author:David Nicholls

“. . .little has changed in our New York neighborhoods except the faces, the names, and the languages spoken. The same decent values of hard work and accomplishment and service to city and nation still exist.”

Littles Stills Hard Faces Values Names Language Nations Cities New York Changed Hard Work Accomplishment Decent Neighborhood Value Of Hard Work

Author:David Dinkins

“As in my other works of fiction: All persons living and dead are purely coincidental, and should not be construed. No names have been changed to protect the innocent. Angels protect the innocent as a matter of Heavenly routine.”

Should Persons Has Beens Matter Names Fiction Changed Protect Angel Innocent Heavenly Routine

Book:Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction

Source: Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction

“I never sold any of those "lose 10 pounds every week" scams. I've not changed my tune in all these years. I've seen everything pass by me, and I've been offered millions of dollars to put my name on products that were just lies. And I never did it.”

Years Lying Names Loses Millions Week Changed Products Dollars Tunes Pounds Scams

Author:Richard Simmons

“Everything has changed for me since I've changed my name. It's one thing to be called Prince but it's better to actually be one. I have such a reverence for life.”

Names One Thing Changed Reverence Things Have Changed Reverence For Life I've Changed

Author:Prince

“A lot of bands have intense names, like "Rigor Mortis" or "Mortuary". We weren't that intense, we called ourselves "Injured". Later on we changed it to "Acapella" when we were walking out of the pawn shop.”

Humor Funny Names Changed Walking Band Intense Shops Injured Pawns Rigor Walking Out Rigor Mortis Mortuary Pawn Shops

Author:Mitch Hedberg

“My father decided that he was such a admirer of Ibn Rushd's philosophy, thinking that he changed the family name to Rushdie. I realized why my father was so interested in him, because he was really an incredibly modernizing voice inside our Islamic culture.”

Thinking Philosophy Culture Father Names Voice Changed Decided I Realized Islamic Admirer Family Name Rushdie Islamic Culture

Author:Salman Rushdie

“I got married. My wife changed her name. I know some women have a problem with that. But I wanted her to have my old girlfriend's name. So call me old-fashioned, but this fella does what the Bible tells.”

Knows Doe Problem Wanted Funny Names Comedy Wife Changed Married My Wife Girlfriend Call Me Old Fashioned Fellas Old Girlfriend

Author:Jim Gaffigan

“My life's a sequel to a movie where the actors' names have changed.”

Art Actors Names Media Changed Entertainment Sequels

Author:John Mayer

“The sign said "eight items or less". So I changed my name to Les.”

Said Humor Funny Names Changed Eight Items

Author:Steven Wright

“I am a fan of all of the same shows that David just listed. And then I also have a weird obsession with Court TV, which is now truTV - I don't know if you know that. Yeah they changed names. I don't know why they did that but they did. It was a little disconcerting to me at first. But I've gotten over it.”

Ifs Knows Firsts Littles Shows Names Fans Changed Tvs Yeah Court Obsession Over It

Author:Debra Messing

“A man is allowed sufficient freedom of thought, provided he knows how to choose his subject properly.... But the scene is changed as you come homeward, and atheism or treason may be the names given in Britain to what would be reason and truth if asserted in China.”

Ifs Knows Men May Reason Would Be Names Given Know How Atheism Subjects Changed Scene China Sufficient Britain Coming Home Freedom Of Thought Treason

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Edmund Burke (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Edmund Burke (Illustrated)

“Trump has officially changed his name to Ronald because he's such a clown, and in sympathy his toupée is changing its name to Bozo.”

Names Changed Trump Clown

Author:Michael R. Burch

“Heaven knows that alcohol is the worst thing in the world, but it's debatable whether cocaine is worse than caffeine or whether it's the same thing and they just changed the name.”

Knows World Names Heaven Worst Changed Alcohol Worst Things Cocaine Caffeine

Author:Merle Haggard

“Yeah, my real name is Coppola. I changed it because they'd think I was some nepotism-oriented kid.”

Thinking Real Kids Names Changed Yeah Nepotism

Author:Nicolas Cage

“A weak King must be what other Kings have been; a strong King is himself, and from then on the meaning of the name of King is changed.”

Has Beens Names Strong Changed Kings Weak

Book:Hart's Hope

Source: Hart's Hope

“We changed the name from Sex Gang Children to Culture Club because Jon Moss, our drummer, went to L.A. on holiday and took some demo tapes with him. -Everyone loved the music but nobody liked the name. I -remember getting a postcard from Jon from L.A. saying, "I don't think America's ready for the Sex Gang Children."”

Thinking Children America Remember Culture Names Sex Changed Ready Clubs Holiday Tape Gang Drummer Moss Demos Postcards

Author:Boy George

“Sir Oswald Mosley thought his job is not just keep Britain from going to war with his beloved Germany, he saw it as his job to organize a complementary fascist movement inside the U.K. So, he formed this organization as the British Union of Fascists in `32. In 1936, they changed their name to the British Union of Fascists and National Socialists”

War Jobs Names Saws Movement Changed Organization Unions British Beloved Germany Britain Organize Fascists Complementary Going To War

Author:Rachel Maddow

“I was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite. Imagine signing that autograph! You'd get a broken arm. So I changed my name to Michael Caine after Humphrey Bogart's 'The Caine Mutiny,' which was playing in the theater across from the telephone booth where I learned that I'd gotten my first TV job.”

Firsts Jobs Names Born Imagine Changed Tvs Broken Arms Theater Telephones Autographs Signing Mutiny Bogart

Author:Michael Caine

“I noticed when I was driving around that they changed the name of the Interborough Parkway to the Jackie Robinson Parkway. And the Interborough family is very upset about this.”

Names Changed Driving Upset Jackie

Author:Andy Kindler

“The nation's largest savings and loan, Washington Mutual, has become the biggest bank failure in history. See, the problem with the savings and loans? Not enough savings, too many stupid loans, okay In fact, they changed their name from WaMu to 'screw you.'”

Enough Facts Problem Names Nations Stupid Changed Okay Saving Mutual Screws Loan Savings Screw You

Author:Jay Leno

“It seemed to me to be a parable of the exchange of goods, rather Marxist in some ways, in the new world of global forces. What the forgers do is write the brand name to try and change it, and it works! Loads of people buy fake Prada handbags, or Chanel sunglasses; they've been changed. They have been truly, really changed.”

People World Way Writing Trying Has Beens Names Force Changed Brands Fake Goods New World Load Marxist Parables Sunglasses Handbags Prada Brand Names

Author:Marina Warner

“My life has changed financially and I have a name, but I try to never forget people on my journey.”

People Trying Names Forget Journey Changed Never Forget My Journey Life Has Changed

Author:Riccardo Tisci

“He was, as Billy Name said in the acclaimed Ric Burns documentary about Andy Warhol, uninterested in being a second-tier artist. He was uninterested in being a first-tier artist! He wanted to be, you know, a god. Someone who completely changed the...he wanted to be Zeus with the lightning bolt and nothing less would have satisfied him.”

Knows Firsts Said Wanted Artist Names Changed Satisfied Be You Lightning Documentaries Bolts Zeus Warhol Uninterested Lightning Bolts

Author:Bob Colacello

“The place has had a super-conflicted relationship to its mission. In 1956, it opened as the Museum of Contemporary Crafts. Then in 1986 it had a midlife crisis and changed its name to the American Craft Museum. Then in 2002 the name changed again, this time to the Museum of Arts and Design. Maybe in 2025 the place will be called the Designatorium. The big problem with a museum of craft and design is that all art has craft and design.”

Art Problem Bigs Names Design Changed Crisis Missions Contemporary Crafts Museums Big Problems Midlife Midlife Crisis

Author:Jerry Saltz

“My name's Todd but I changed it in the first grade because there was another kid named Todd and I didn't understand that that was possible.”

Firsts Kids Names Changed Grades

Author:T. J. Miller

“Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was really one of the - whose name is impossible to pronounce - who was really one of the architects of this very aggressive American interventionist foreign policy, you know, really stand up to Russia, challenge them, not only Russia but China. He's changed his tune now and is basically advocating for a much more diplomatic and collaborative approach to the other power centers of the world that are just kind of moving on without us right now.”

Knows World Kind Moving Names Challenges Impossible Policy Changed Right Now Approach China Russia Tunes Aggressive Architect Foreign Policy Diplomatic Advocating Center Of The World

Author:Jill Stein

“I was very headstrong about wanting to keep my name when I moved to Los Angeles. But casting directors would call my managers and say I was perfect for the part, but my name wasn't marketable - I was a young guy, and had the old man name of Gary. I kept losing jobs because of the name not being marketable, so I changed it to Garrett.”

Men Jobs Young Guy Names Perfect Changed Directors Losing Moved Managers Los Angeles Old Man Casting Gary Young Guys Casting Directors Headstrong

Author:Garrett Clayton

“I don't think I have changed my personality as much as I have evolved as a human. Before the name change, I was very timid, very self-conscious. Just not very confident. When I changed my name, it came from a place of power.”

Thinking Humans Self Names Changed Personality Conscious Self Conscious I Have Changed Name Changes

Author:Skylar Grey

“I think the mild Aspergers have always been there. You see, Asperger's diagnosis did not become common in the U.S. until the early '90s. And an Aspergers has more or less normal speech development and they've always been here, that hasn't changed. I can think back to when I was in high school, this is 40 years ago, I could name kids in my high school class and college class that, today, would be diagnosed as Aspergers.”

Thinking Years I Can Would Be Kids Today School Names Common Class Changed College Development Speech Normal High School Years Ago Diagnosis Aspergers High School Class

Author:Temple Grandin