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“There were safety issues, the City let the lights remain off in certain areas, and there were no services. I wondered, how did this happen? I was exploring what it feels like to know things are changing and shifting.”
Angela Flournoy (born 1985) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: taken from an interview with ShelfTalk, 27 April 2017
“A play is an ever-changing dynamic theatrical experience. Every director, cast, design team, audience and reader bring new life to a piece of dramatic literature. A play is not a fixed expression, but a revelation in a particular moment in time.”
Carmen Rivera (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In his second year, Harry learns, among other things, about the three marks of existence that the Buddha taught, namely (1) that life involves suffering, (2) that we have no enduring separate self, and (3) that everything is constantly changing or transforming. Indeed, transformation is the key theme of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.”
John Algeo (1930–2019) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Harry Potter’s Quest In The Chamber Of Secrets, by John Algeo, Theosophy in Australia, (March 2005)
“I think nationally, we have the Republican Party, which sort of doesn’t really believe it can win without changing the rules and, like, kicking people out the electorate. And then in cities like New York and the state of California, you have a party that does not think it can lose. And so that creates its own set of dysfunctions.”
Jamelle Bouie (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Science rule number 1: If something is changing unexpectedly, document it.”
“Our own history and that of other wealthy countries show that child poverty is anything but an unalterable reality. The record also shows that changing it requires mobilizing funds of the sort now being wasted on ventures like America’s multitrillion-dollar forever wars.”
Rajan Menon (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It isn't done by some guy pressing a lever and changing the vote from blue to red. Rigging an election is usually done by blocking people from casting ballots or not counting the ballots they cast.”
Greg Palast (born 1952) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Investigative journalist Greg Palast: How Trump will steal the 2020 election, Salon, Chauncey Devega, (29 Feb 2020)
“Changing animals by putting human genes or cells into their structure is one way of making them more resemble the bit of the human condition you're interested in studying.”
Martin Bobrow (born 1938) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Medical research warning over human cells in animals by Alok Jha, 22 July 2011, The Guardian.
“I managed to start changing the funding formulas, to make sure areas like this are getting the funding they deserve because we inherited a bunch of formulas from Labour that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and that needed to be undone. I started the work of undoing that.”
Rishi Sunak (born 1980) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Leaked speech delivered in Tunbridge Wells, Kent (29 July 2022)
“The whole of consciousness can be partitioned into two states that are never truly separate from each other, — a field of limitless and absolute silence, and its ingrained field of continually changing dynamic energy.”
Aaravindha Himadra wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Better algorithms probably gave us a factor of 6 in performance. Changing the programming language going to Prolog to C, that gave us a factor of 15. All the rest comes from hardware. So, wait 10 years, you've got a thousand. wait 20, you get a million in hardware performance.”
Joe Armstrong (programmer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sometimes changing one line of legacy code is incredibly difficult than totally rewriting the entire stuff.”
Joe Armstrong (programmer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is physical pollution and there is the moral pollution of injustice. The two of them go together. We will not eliminate physical pollution if we do not eliminate moral pollution as well. …Getting the Buddhas back on their feet and creating a safe environment means changing our hearts, acknowledging the primacy of conscience, and facing and resolving injustice.”
Massimo Introvigne (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“After Vicky Donor, life is coming a full circle for me with this film. We are part of a progressive changing society. As young actors, the onus lies on us to choose subjects which must be talking points. Is our work of any value if we don't have an opinion on things?”
Ayushmann Khurrana (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I just think it’s funny that a couple of logical tweets have made me a “conservative,” such a strong label. I don’t even know what it means to be conservative, or what a conservative is anymore. I feel like the meanings of these labels are changing. I certainly would never have called myself a conservative.”
Jon Jafari (born 1990) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: EXCLUSIVE – YouTube Star JonTron: ‘I Don’t Think People Will Trust’ the Media Anymore (18 November 2016)
“Right now, there are more people on Facebook than there were on the planet 200 years ago. Humanity’s greatest desire is to belong and connect, and now, we see each other. We hear each other. We share what we love. And this connection is changing the way the world works.”
Jason Russell (born 1978) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kony 2012 documentary film.
“Esther trusted God to lead her as she let go of fear in her life-changing moment.”
Lailee Bakhtiar (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One might go so far as to say that it is strong, dominating personalities who might play a decisive role when things are changing. Somehow they always manage to speak with the voice of authority, and their innate strength of character drives them to take the lead in almost any situation. Allied to all this is their boundless optimism and faith in their fellow men.”
Bessie Head (1937–1986) said by 1986 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sometimes people think that it’s a very simple matter to become a Catholic, that it’s like changing your uniform, that’s not the way it is. It requires a profound transformation at so many levels.”
Jeffrey N. Steenson (born 1952) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Leader of Anglican ordinariate recalls joy of first year (November 27, 2012)
“I can't think of a more life-changing procedure for a young woman than an abortion... I don't know too many parents that would approve any of their kids going on a field trip without their knowledge. I don't see anyone ever approving an operation on their children when they're 12- and 13-years-old without approval.”
Doug Ford (born 1964) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On abortion during the 2018 PC Party leadership election (5 March 2018)
“Changing the world for the better always comes with pain, with fatigue, with some heavy-hearted feeling of unfairness, with this unbreakable wall. But, as it turns out, there is always a flashlight that will sparkle at some point behind this dark spell, and you just walk towards this light hoping that you can peck a hole in that wall and squeeze your way through it.”
Chulpan Khamatova (born 1975) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "“Fostering Leadership”: online talk with Chulpan Khamatova" in Vladimir Potanin Foundation (7 August 2020)
“The college must educate for a changing world ... about which we know only that it will be different from anything of which we have now had experience.”
Marion Edwards Park (1875–1960) first seen 1933 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Marion Edwards Park, 1933,
“Lately, I'm shedding my snakeskin You know I've been changing for you lately It's time to make a fresh start It's time to make a fresh start”
Example (musician) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you say female musicians are drunkards, society is full of drunkards. But that perception in my view is changing”
Hope Masike (born 1984) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Zim’s Hope Masike: More women should form, lead own bands,10 Jan 2017
“We must target changing attitudes among men and boys in order to create lasting improvements for women and girls. From experience, I can categorically say that an educated man in my opinion— one who is enlightened and not with academic credentials, will not be threatened by a woman.”
Nyiva Mwendwa wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Play can occur when you’re feeding your child, when you’re changing a child’s clothes or when you’re bathing your child.”
Ange Kagame (born 1993) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.ktpress.rw/2021/06/a-happy-mother-ange-kagame-shares-parenting-tips-on-developing-childrens-brain-through-play/. KT PRESS (June 21, 2021)
“We may be changing and getting closer to your way of life, but give us a chance to decide what we want to carry with us into the future".'”
“For me it’s about striking a balance between remaining true to ourselves in the light of cultural interaction and also about changing as a result of that interaction”
“For me it’s about striking a balance between remaining true to ourselves... and also about changing as a result of that interaction”
“To the youths, I say life is changing everyday, thing come and go but always be yourself and stay focused on your dreams.”
Tilda Moyo (born 1966) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Educated Nigerians should realise that their education is not for them alone and they should be working towards changing the system; that is how you will have a bloodless revolution. If you don’t do that, the hungry people are going to jump on the street one day …”
Aisha Yesufu (born 1973) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Educated Nigerians should work for a bloodless revolution or hungry people will kill everybody one day –Aisha Yesufu PUNCH (25th November 2020)
“African entrepreneurs are given the extra burden of having to demonstrate the “social” benefit of their solution, in many cases. This is changing but has been a real barrier to getting funded. Startups around gaming and entertainment are often overlooked because they seem frivolous.”
Rebecca Enonchong (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Millions of same-sex and interracial couples made this moment possible by living openly as their authentic selves, changing the hearts and minds of people around them”
Tammy Baldwin (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our scientists, I think the primary thing they need to do is provide them information about what's changing and why, and together with them form solutions because they know what they need to do. So working together is always the best tip.”
Dorothy Wanja Nyingi (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Days may come and days may go. Funny how the children grow so fast. Nothing can last. Always try, and try we will. Nothing ever standing still for long. Is it all wrong? Time: tell me where you've flown. Wind, where have you blown? Taking us along, and changing as you go everything we know, like the rivers flow. What have we to show? Ready to spread your wings and fly away.”
John Miles (1949–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Changing borders by force is not acceptable.”
Olaf Scholz (born 1958) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In an interview on CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS aired (MARCH 5, 2023)
“Lagos is endlessly fascinating because it is always changing, yet somehow it remains the same city.”
“If Chile was the cradle of neoliberalism, it will also be its grave. Do not be afraid of the youth changing this country... We are a generation that emerged in public life demanding our rights be respected as rights and not treated like consumer goods or a business... We no longer will permit that the poor keep paying the price of Chile's inequality.”
Gabriel Boric (born 1986) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in We Will Bury Neoliberalism': Global Celebration Follows Leftist Victory in Chile, Jake Johnson, Common Dreams, December 20, 2021
“Just as we find it abhorrent today to contemplate, far less support, removing freedom and choice from other human beings, so must we also recognize that true freedom also requires changing the structural imbalances in power and wealth,”
Mia Mottley (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was awed at the power of an idea whose time has come. An idea is more powerful than all the nuclear weapons, bombers and tanks that a country has at its disposal. An idea that people are changing the world today, not the weapons.”
Hurley Goodall (1927–2021) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Star Press (June 27, 1990)
“The question is not whether we shall participate in the knowledge economy, but how we shall prepare our young people to lead within the changing world.”
Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Samia’s call as she receives Russian honorary doctorate The citizen (June 05, 2026 )
“Considering the changing global economic landscape, we have seen the importance of strengthening cooperation between our countries so that we can protect ourselves, withstand these challenges and benefit from the resources with which we have been blessed.”
Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tanzania, Namibia chart new economic frontier as Samia rallies African unity for development the citizens ( June 20, 2026)
“According to Darwin’s Origin of Species, it is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.”
Leon C. Megginson (1921–2010) first seen 1963 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Megginson, Leon C. “Lessons from Europe for American Business.” The Southwestern Social Science Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 1, Wiley, 1963, pp. 3–13.
“....that the civilization that is able to survive is one that is able to adapt to the changing physical, social, political, moral and spiritual environment in which it finds itself.”
Leon C. Megginson (1921–2010) first seen 1963 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Megginson, Leon C. “Lessons from Europe for American Business.” The Southwestern Social Science Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 1, Wiley, 1963, pp. 3–13.
“It is easy to forget how mysterious and mighty stories are. They do their work in silence, invisibly. They work with all the internal materials of the mind and self. They become part of you while changing you. Beware the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.”
“For centuries, the world has been unwilling and unable to confront the realities of the realities of consequences of the slave trade but gradually this is changing and it is time to bring the subject of reparations firmly to the fore”
Nana Akufo-Addo (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We take this moment to appreciate the leadership of our country, which has prioritized the HeForShe campaign as a catalyst for changing mindsets and attitudes, helping fulfill the principle of gender equality.”
Jeannette Kagame (born 1962) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (May 26,2025)
“It has given you the tools to think boldly, to solve problems that others might shy away from, to communicate with clarity, to lead with integrity, and to adapt in a world that is always changing.”
Jeannette Kagame (born 1962) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jeannette Kagame Challenges Kepler’s First Graduates to Shape the Future with Integrity and Vision Taarifa ( November 13, 2025)
“Last time, we had a leading role in the Frugal Four. Next time, we'll have a leading role in another group, because things have changed and the world is changing rapidly. And we have to find the right answers to all these challenges in front of us.”
Mette Frederiksen (born 1977) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Denmark quits the Frugal Four to focus on rearming Europe, says PM Frederiksen Euro News (May 3, 2025).
“There’s no doubt about it: we face some tremendous challenges in the coming years. Our economy is changing. Healthcare costs are soaring. Even the climate is unstable, causing devastating weather events. But we must face these challenges with a quiet confidence that can only be found in Minnesota, with a bipartisan pragmatism, and a humble determination to lead the Bold North.”