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“Analysis of the supply of money, and in particular of changes in the supply of money, is simple in principle but extremely complex in practice, both in our hypothetical world and in the current real world. Simple in principle, because the supply of money is whatever the monetary authorities make if, complex in practice, because the decisions of the monetary authorities depend on numerous factors.”
Milton Friedman (1912–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Favoritism, elitism, leader-worship, they crept back and cropped out everywhere. But she had never hoped to see them eradicated in her lifetime, in one generation; only Time works the great changes.”
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) first seen 1974 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Day Before the Revolution” p. 265 (originally published in Galaxy, August 1974)
“The discovery that mass changes with velocity, a discovery made when minute bodies came under consideration, finally forced surrender of the notion that mass is a fixed and inalienable possession of ultimate elements or individuals, so that time is now considered to be their fourth dimension.”
John Dewey (1859–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You don't comb the mirror, you comb your own hair and the mirror changes.”
David Icke (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As the example of Ronald Reagan shows, real political success comes not simply from appealing to the interests that people currently perceive but from finding ways to redefine their perceived interests, to harness their discontent in favor of changes that you can lead.”
Paul Krugman (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I love Rambo but I think it's potentially a very dangerous movie. It changes history in a frightening way.”
Steven Spielberg (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When the Seasons' changes thus confront the mind What comfort can the Doctrine of Tao give? It will teach me to watch the days and months fly Without grieving that Youth slips away; If the Fleeting World is but a long dream, It does not matter whether one is young or old.”
Bai Juyi (772–846) said by 846 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You wait for fate to bring about the changes in life which you should be bringing about yourself.”
Douglas Coupland (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Brown case and the changes it brought causes many people to believe that it was the most important case of my tenure on the Court. That appraisal may be correct, but I have never thought so. It seemed to me that accolade should go to the case of Baker v. Carr (1962), which was the progenitor of the "one man, one vote" rule.”
Earl Warren (1891–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Memoirs of Earl Warren (1977), New York: Doubleday, p. 306
“In essence, leaders are people who "walk ahead," people genuinely committed to deep changes, in themselves and in their organizations.”
Peter Senge (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life. If we want to attack war, we have to attack that way of life. Disarmament cannot be achieved nor can the problem of war be resolved without being accompanied by profound changes in the economic order and the structure of society.”
A. J. Muste (1885–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Our Generation Against Nuclear War (1983) by Dimitrios I. Roussopoulos.
“Priestly celibacy has been guarded by the Church for centuries as a brilliant jewel, and retains its value undiminished even in our time when the outlook of men and the state of the world have undergone such profound changes.”
Pope Paul VI (1897–1978) first seen 1967 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sacerdotalis Caelibatus ("Priestly celibacy"), 24 June 1967
“(on the perceived need for cautious political development): "We are the High Chiefs of these islands. We are the leaders of the people. On us is the duty of pointing out to them the right course. Bear this in mind. We have to lead on two points- hold back those who advocate radical changes (for which we are not sufficiently educated) and enliven the laggards before their ignorance destroys us".”
Lala Sukuna (1888–1958) said by 1958 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Desire is the ingredient that changes the hot water of mediocrity to the steam of outstanding success.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“These changes are part of what keeps me interested and excited. Life won't let me keep coming at it from the same angle.”
“I believe that this nation will be continuously cursed, until the leadership of this Government changes its accursed policy of Pacific Revised Apartheid and of not supporting Israel.”
James Ah Koy (born 1936) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If the only available genes produce rather large changes, disadvantageous one at a time, then it seems to me probable that evolution will not occur in a random mating population. In a self-fertilised or highly inbred species it may do so if several mutations useful in conjunction, but separately harmful, occur simultaneously. Such an event is rare, but must happen reasonably often in wheat...”
J. B. S. Haldane (1892–1964) said by 1964 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Life-flow of my natal hour, I will not weary of thy power, Till in the changes of thy sound A chord's three parts distinct are found. I will faithful move with thee, God-ordered, self-fed energy, Nature in eternity.”
Margaret Fuller (1810–1850) said by 1850 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are two sides to reconciliation; the law aspect and the moral values. Unless there is improvement for both, changes will not come by easily. (15 May 2000)”
Taito Waradi wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All of our problems are the result of overbreeding among the working class, and if morality is to mean anything at all to us, we must regard all the changes which tend toward the uplift and survival of the human race as moral.”
Margaret Sanger (1879–1966) first seen 1918 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Morality and Birth Control" (February-March 1918), pp. 11, 14.
“We will not reclaim a free culture by individual action alone. It will also take important reforms of laws. We have a long way to go before the politicians will listen to these ideas and implement these reforms. But that also means that we have time to build awareness around the changes that we need.”
Lawrence Lessig (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As a kid growing up in the 1950s I became acutely aware of the changes taking place in American culture and I must say I didn't much like it. I witnessed the debasement of architecture, and I could see a decline in the quality of things like comic books and toys, things made for kids. Old things seemed to have more life, more substance, more humanity in them.”
Robert Crumb (born 1943) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The R. Crumb Handbook by Robert Crumb and Peter Poplaski (2005), p. 23
“But what has been the experience of the Russian socialist movement up to now? The most important and fruitful changes in its tactical policy during the last ten years have not been the inventions of several leaders and even less so of any central organizational organs. They have always been the spontaneous product of the movement in ferment.”
Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919) said by 1919 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Through all these changes my social and political views have remained astoundingly steadfast. I have been true to the principles of nonviolence, developing a stronger and stronger aversion to the ideologies of both the far right and the far left and a deeper sense of and sorrow over the suffering they continue to produce all over the world.”
“The theory of population genetics and experiments on other organisms show that substantial changes can occur in the span of less than 100 generations, which for man reaches back to the time of the Roman Empire.”
E. O. Wilson (1929–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Watch the movie closely, and you’ll see how personal it is. Here’s a film in which cinema brings down the Nazi regime, metaphorically and literally. What could possibly be better than that? In this story, cinema changes the world, and I fucking love that idea!”
Quentin Tarantino (born 1963) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 13 August 2009 Interview with The London Paper about Inglourious Basterds archived here
“Our creator is the same and never changes despite the names given Him by people here and in all parts of the world. Even if we gave Him no name at all, He would still be there, within us, waiting to give us good on this earth.”
George Washington Carver (1864–1943) said by 1943 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Linda O. McMurray, George Washington Carver: Scientist and Symbol (Oxford University Press, 1982, , 382 pages), p. 106
“In the long run, the most important changes required to make globalization work are reforms to reduce the democratic deficit.”
Joseph Stiglitz (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It seems as if I am making a comeback but I have never really been away. It’s very strange because the whole attitude changes and everything is turned inside out. Now I am seeing the shiny side again.”
Cat Stevens (born 1948) first seen 1970 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview for Melody Maker with Chris Charlesworth (July 1970)
“On the tree of Sat-^it-dnanda there are innumerable :' ;Rlmas, Knshwas, Christ's, &c. ; one or two of them come | 'down into this world now and then, and produce mighty changes and revolutions.”
Ramakrishna (1836–1886) said by 1886 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Organizations need to undergo fundamental changes, both in order to adapt to the new business environment and to become ecologically sustainable.”
Fritjof Capra (born 1939) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“An experience like that changes your perspective on life and on the world.”
Mark Shuttleworth (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The partaker partakes of that which changes him. The child that touches takes character from the thing, The body, it touches. The captain and his menAre one and the sailor and the sea are one.”
Wallace Stevens (1879–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Eye without lid, mind without any dream —These are of minstrels lacking minstrelsy, Of an earth in which the first leaf is the tale Of leaves, in which the sparrow is a birdOf stone, that never changes. Bethou him, you And you, bethou him and bethou. It is A sound like any other. It will end.”
Wallace Stevens (1879–1955) said by 1955 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you think with your emotions, slight glandular changes are sufficient to revise your entire outlook.”
Brian Aldiss (1925–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All over the world there must be far-reaching changes in animal behavior and habitat; if only one could have another life in which to chart it all....Ah, well, that’s not a fruitful thing to wish, is it?”
Brian Aldiss (1925–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You ask my love completest, As strong next year as now, The devil take you, sweetest, Ere I make aught such vow. Life is a masque that changes, A fig for constancy! No love at all were better, Than love which is not free.”
Ernest Dowson (1867–1900) said by 1900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every action changes every other action. We return to our ABC's. Therefore every action in the present affects those actions which you call the past. Ripples from a thrown stone go to in all directions.”
Jane Roberts (1929–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Most of your God concepts deal with a static God, and here is one of your main theological difficulties. The awareness and inner experience of this gestalt constantly changes and grows. There is no static God. When you say, "This is God," then God is already something else.”
Jane Roberts (1929–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The planet has seen many changes. It has appeared and disappeared many times. It flickers off and on -- but because of the intervals of your attention each on period seems to last for millions of years, of course, while at other levels the earth is like a firefly, flickering off and on.”
Jane Roberts (1929–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All of these things considered, it is not surprising that one can detect echoes, correspondences and even an eternal return or two within the work of a single author. The passage of time does bring changes, yea and alas; but still, I would recognize myself anywhere.”
Roger Zelazny (1937–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The idea that the stars literally influence men (by a falling fluid, an influenza) is plainly untenable. But that the movements of the constellations are a clock by which earthly changes can be measured is less easy to dismiss.”
Camille Paglia (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The world doesn't live off jam and fancy perfumes - it lives off bread and meat and potatoes. Nothing changes. All the big fancy stuff is sloppy stuff that crashes. I don't need dancing baloney - I need stuff that works. That's not as pretty, and just as hard.”
Theo de Raadt (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If love lives through all life; and survives through all sorrow; and remains steadfast with us through all changes; and in all darkness of spirit burns brightly; and if we die deplores us forever and loves still equally; and exists with the very last gasp and throb of the faithful bosom—whence it passes with the pure soul beyond death; surely it shall be immortal!”
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) said by 1863 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To the presidents of the chambers, the institutions of the country are on the eve of profound changes, various indications and circumstances have convinced me that it is desirable in the new situation, a new administration should take office, I request you on my behalf to inform the chambers of my abdication, with the highest and most special esteem, your affectionate King, Leopold.”
Leopold II of Belgium (1835–1909) said by 1909 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Leopold II, Het hele Verhaal, Johan Op De Beeck Horizon, 2020 King Leopold II threatens to abdicate in the chaos of late 19th-century Belgium, when he fails to obtain the extra powers he had requested and, at the same t…
“As Claude Bernard has pointed out, researchers cannot transcend the determinism of phenomena; instead, their mission is limited to demonstrating the how, never the why, of observed changes. This is a modest goal in the eyes of philosophy, yet an imposing challenge in actual practice.”
Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934) said by 1934 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Music’s for grooving man, and music’s not for puttin’ yourself through bad changes, y’know? I mean, you don’t have to go take anybody’s shit, man, just to like music, y’know what I mean? You don’t. So... so if you’re getting’ more shit than you deserve, you know what to do about it man. Y’know, it’s just music. Music’s... music's s’posed to be different than that.”
Janis Joplin (1943–1970) first seen 1968 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Spoken on the live recording of "Piece Of My Heart" on "Cheap Thrills" (1968)
“Time neither moves nor is stationary. Time changes.”
Paulo Coelho (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nations seldom realise till too late how prominent a place a sound system of finance holds among the vital elements of national stability and well-being; how few political changes are worth purchasing by its sacrifice; how widely and seriously human happiness is affected by the downfall or the perturbation of national credit, or by excessive, injudicious, and unjust taxation.”
William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1838–1903) first seen 1887 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, Volume V (1887), pp. 27-28
“Oh, she takes care of herself She can wait if she wants She's ahead of her time Oh, and she never gives out And she never gives in She just changes her mind.”
Billy Joel (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source