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    Such fire was not by water to be drown'd,
    Nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
    [Lat., Ne spegner puo per star nell'acqua il foco;
    Ne puo stato mutar per mutar loco.]

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We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't, it is easier to ignore the facts than to read more

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't, it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions. -Jessamyn West.

by Jessamyn West Found in: Change Quotes,
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We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present read more

We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.

by R. D. Laing Found in: Change Quotes,
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If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

by Mary Engelbreit Found in: Change Quotes,
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Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.

Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there.

by Elizabeth Clarke Dunn Found in: Change Quotes,
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Change brings opportunity.

Change brings opportunity.

by Nido Qubein Found in: Change Quotes,
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Times change and we change with them. The stars rule men but God
rules the stars.
[Lat., Tempora read more

Times change and we change with them. The stars rule men but God
rules the stars.
[Lat., Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.
Astra regunt homines, sed regit astra Deus.]

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There is nothing better fitted to delight the reader than change
of circumstances and varieties of fortune.
[Lat., read more

There is nothing better fitted to delight the reader than change
of circumstances and varieties of fortune.
[Lat., Nihil est aptius delectationem lectoris quam temporum
varietates fortunaeque vicissitudines.]

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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, read more

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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If you're old, don't try to change yourself, change your environment.

If you're old, don't try to change yourself, change your environment.

by B. F. Skinner Found in: Change Quotes,
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