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“It is clear that peace in the Taiwan Strait is a very important matter that has global consequences. Again, it would be in everyone's interest to see stability and peace maintained, to do what is possible to deter any kind of destabilizing moves and any unilateral changes to this to the stable situation in the Taiwan Strait on part of the PRC.”
Hsiao Bi-khim (born 1971) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: U.S. sees Taiwan as democratic partner amid ever deepening relationship" in The Dong-A Ilbo (6 August 2021)
“It was also a period of all-round sweeping changes: old systems of governance and statecraft were uprooted, the administration was Islamised, an oppressive tax regime was introduced and centuries-old native traditions, worship, manners, customs, dressing, food habits, education and language underwent a brutal and, in many cases, irreversible transformation and destruction.”
Sandeep Balakrishna wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The institution of chieftainship and the installation of Botswana's first woman paramount chief cannot be seen in isolation from the tremendous socioeconomic changes that have taken place in our country and the world.”
Athaliah Molokomme (born 1959) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: First female paramount chief welcomed" ( 3 September 2003)
“I believe we need more women in leadership who can push for the necessary changes and men who can also be champions of equity.”
Bogolo Kenewendo (born 1987) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Don’t Be Comfortable in Being ‘Only Woman’ At the Table – Bogolo Kenewendo (13 August 2019)
“Once there was a need for people like me to fight, to put things in order. Now we have order and prosperity ... and the time has come for changes.”
Ramzan Kadyrov (born 1976) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Chechen leader, amid reshuffles, says ready to die for Putin" in Reuters (26 November 2017)
“What will that world be like? What are the steps by which its achievement can be approached? If we realize what the various needed changes and developments are, we will better understand where we can fit in, and to which necessary efforts we feel most drawn.”
Vera Stanley Alder (1898–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I voted against certification of the two challenged states not to ‘overturn an election’ but to highlight need for a proper hearing into unconstitutional rule changes, irregularities and alleged fraud”
Nicole Malliotakis (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To reduce opportunities for corruption, you do things like structural changes in the economy.”
Oby Ezekwesili (born 1963) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Oby Ezekwesili's reply to question during 2019 presidential debate.
“The tests which are the subject of this discussion were devised to disclose how much reliance could be replaced upon an Index of the Price Level for Industrial Common Stocks compiled from the point of view of investment values rather than of price changes.”
Edgar Lawrence Smith (1882–1971) said by 1971 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are now making fundamental changes struggling to adapt to the “new normal.” What does the future hold for us in Africa? We would be glad to tap from your wealth of knowledge, experience and scholarship.”
Smaranda Olarinde first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Her speech at the 2-Day Virtual International Conference - COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of International Relations (2020).
“This is my song for you. Thoughts of winter, dreams of sunshine. Nothing that I can do changes how I feel in my mind. This is my song for you. Times I hope you will remember. Things that were meant for two, here in my heart, here in my song for you.”
John Miles (1949–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As has rightly been said, the approval of the constitutional reform allowing for the immediate re-election of the President radically changes the political landscape. The first thing to acknowledge is that those of us who opposed re-election lost in a fair contest. There is no point in tearing our garments or weeping; in democracy, as in life, one must know how to lose.”
Juan Manuel Santos (born 1951) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: El Tiempo, 5 de diciembre de 2004
“The money will be used to promote policy changes and industry growth in the blue economy, finance for growth, gender equity, green energy, and smart cities, as well as the renovation of rural roads in the southern highlands region.”
Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tanzania Secures $195 Million Budget Support from European Union Marblock (Jul 17, 2023)
“These changes are part of efforts to enhance the speed of implementation of government duties, to meet the expectations and needs of the people,”
Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dr Samia directs newly sworn-in leaders to live by their oaths daily news (February 9, 2026)
“Changes within the Force must continue to be assessed to determine whether they are improving operational capacity, efficiency and the quality of services provided to citizens.”
Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Samia urges stronger trust between Police Force, citizens the citizens ( May 30, 2026)
“The one weakness in the force of our campaign (for global climate action) has been the lack of unity in purpose with the larger members of our Pacific family. It has been a huge source of disappointment for us to witness the constant changes of climate policies with the eddies of political parties in power, in both Australia and New Zealand.”
Anote Tong (born 1952) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Anote Tong (2021) cited in "Australia, Pacific big brother or big bully?" on The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 November 2021.
“Earthly wealth does not belong to us, as those who have never thought about this erroneously believe. Otherwise, it always and forever would remain in our possession. But it changes hands constantly, thereby proving that it is given only for us to watch over temporarily.”
Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807–1867) said by 1867 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The novel captures the ongoing changes in Nigerian society where women strive for (economic) independence and personal happiness and growth rather than a life within the boundaries of an outdated tradition. In stressing the economic independence of women, Nwapa reminded me of Virginia Woolf and her essay “A Room Of One’s Own”.”
Flora Nwapa (1931–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“On their own, the politics of representation are not enough to build a world where Black & Brown communities can thrive. We also need to focus our attention on structural changes to library systems, the organization of knowledge, & information literacy.”
Colin Kaepernick (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I love living intense situations, which leave their mark and enrich existence. The birth of a child totally changes the perception of the future. With my son Orso, a Corsican name, like his mother Gaëlle Pietri, I filled a void I didn't know existed.”
Gaspard Ulliel (1984–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century. A large group of emerging markets and developing countries are growing rapidly. At the same time, unilateralism, protectionism and bullying practices are on the rise in international affairs, bringing more uncertainty and instability to the world.”
Yang Jiechi (born 1950) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Full text of Yang Jiechi's written interview with Xinhua News Agency" (22 December 2019)
“With changes to the Russian financial situation, the value of their currency has significantly dropped. Therefore, it will be very expensive for a person who wishes to travel to Maldives.”
Abdulla Mausoom (born 1967) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Abdulla Mausoom (2022) cited in: "Tourism Minister: Russia-Ukraine war will significantly impact Maldivian tourism" in Sun, 24 February 2022.
“Election integrity is important to me. With what I believe to be relatively small changes, we can make our elections more secure, which should install confidence that everybody's vote matters, because it does.”
Dan Hegeman (born 1963) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Improving a Fundamental Right and Privilege (6 December 2021)
“About Putin: He can decide that he changes his course by 360 degrees tomorrow. The whole world would be happy again. Stop the bombing. It’s in his hand..”
Annalena Baerbock (born 1980) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Annalena Baerbock (2023) cited in: "Secretary Antony J. Blinken With German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba At the Munich Security Conference" in state.gov, 18 February 20…
“I’ve got different emotions. That is a good thing about being an actress. It is a profession that you can express the emotional changes you undergo when you get old, get married or bear a child. Acting is after all a study of humans.”
Lee Young-ae (born 1971) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lee Young-ae on getting old as an actress" in KPOP Herald (9 February 2017)
“Every generation will use the images that they got at the beginning of their conscious lives as a standard and will extrapolate forward. And the difference then, they perceive as a loss. But they don't perceive what happened before as a loss. You can have a succession of changes. At the end you want to sustain miserable leftovers.”
Daniel Pauly (born 1946) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The ocean's shifting baseline (April 2010)
“One of the profoundest religious changes effected by the synagogue almost immediately upon its establishment twenty-five centuries ago was to bring communion with God directly and easily to the the individual worshiper.”
Nathan Ausubel (1898–1986) said by 1986 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Man's relation to pain changes with every significant shift in fundamental belief. This relation is in no way set; rather, it eludes our knowledge, and yet is the best benchmark by which to discern a race.”
Ernst Jünger (1895–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The university of the twenty-first century would be irrelevant if it did not take account of the most striking changes in our world: rapid communications, enormous increases in lit-eracy, and, most importantly, greater mixing of cultures in all aspects of our lives.”
Vilma Socorro Martínez (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“we have to keep engaging in political struggle, knowing that many of the changes that we’re advocating for may not benefit us or our children, but maybe will benefit our grandchildren or our great-grandchildren. Or our descendants, if we’re not having children.”
Nelson Flores (1929–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[T]he work that I did with... has shown... time that is measured by clocks is... an average of all the changes in the universe.”
Julian Barbour (born 1937) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How can you own something that changes under your hands, that is so fully alive? Ecology undermines ownership.”
Aurora Levins Morales (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The list of places that have the largest and/or the fastest growing Latino populations are also the places that are most vulnerable to sea level rise. And practically speaking there’s a large portion of the Latino population that works outdoors in the environment whether it's agriculture or construction, and so we are more sensitive to environmental changes.”
Nicole Hernandez Hammer wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The women have tried to fight for their sex changes or to become women.... they do not write women, they do not write men, they write 'STAR' because we're trying to do something for them.”
Sylvia Rivera (1951–2002) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1973 Speech (cited in Through the Eyes of Rebel Women: The Young Lords 1969-1976 by Iris Morales)
“The program of deep changes in our country will not slow down, on the contrary — there cannot be any talk about reaching an agreement with powers that for years treated Poland as their own private loot.”
Jarosław Kaczyński (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Major changes are required in the education – we need to raise our behavioral standards; we need to instill the essential sense of identity. We cannot succeed without our identity and we learnt that from other countries’ experience. Those that succeeded have built strong unity, whereas our unity has been consistently destroyed over the last 20 years.”
Jarosław Kaczyński (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whether you approve of them or not, changes are coming to Karimon. It will become a modern world, a working member of the Republic. You can make the transition from savagery to civilization easier, or you can make it more difficult, but you cannot stop it.”
Mike Resnick (1942–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe that Labor should have a directing voice in the economic, political and social life of the nation. I believe that political and industrial changes should be brought about by democratic methods and policies.”
Lena Morrow Lewis (1868–1950) said by 1950 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fundamental conceptual changes occur, but they are always modifications of a previously existing structure. ...[T]actical adjustments are made in order to render the whole consistent. The ad hoc nature of this procedure may leave us with lingering doubts as to whether the whole really is consistent.”
Tim Maudlin (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even quite mild acute uncontrollable stress can cause a rapid and dramatic loss of prefrontal cognitive abilities, and more prolonged stress exposure causes architectural changes in prefrontal dendrites.”
Amy Arnsten (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A globalized world increases our mutual dependence. In an increasing number of areas, our domestic policy is affected by changes outside of our national borders”
Erna Solberg (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Stopping and taking a moment to realize how blessed you are changes everything.”
Jenna Ortega (born 2002) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jenna Ortega on Twitter: "Stopping and taking a moment to realize how blessed you are changes everything."". Twitter. March 11, 2017
“Sometimes you are lucky enough in life to meet someone who changes you for the better”
Katherine Thornton (born 1952) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Katherine Thornton – Sometimes You Are Lucky Enough In Life…", IES abroad (July 8, 2013)
“I think it [The W Series] will be a revolution and I am sure that thanks to F1, it will show more people the female talent we have. It will show that it’s perfectly normal and that girls are just as competitive as men. At the moment, it is irrelevant to me whether I race against men or women or both. Nothing changes for me.”
Vicky Piria (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“During normal ageing, there are physiological changes especially in high energy demanding tissues including the brain and skeletal muscles. Ageing may disrupt homeostasis and allow tissue vulnerability to disease”
Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am not a fake. I am natural. I am just being Caster. I don't want to be someone I don't want to be. I don't want to be someone people want me to be. I just want to be me. I was born like this. I don't want any changes. [https://playersbio.com/caster-semenya-quotes/”
Caster Semenya (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is never easy out there, you have to adapt to climatic changes, culture and food”
Esse Akida (born 1992) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Harambee Starlets striker Esse Akida reveals what Israelis did to her that nearly saw her quit footballPulse Sport Kenya( July 19,2023)
“It’s important to touch on human rights. It’s important to heal the society and tame the evils before the society and that’s why we came up with this movie. We looked at how we can talk about one of the evils in the society and also mirror the society and inspire changes”
Tope Oshin (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The current Speaker Donatille Mukabalisa said: "Parliament has seen multi-faceted changes over the last 25 years.”
Donatille Mukabalisa (1960–2026) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The journey of the Rwandan parliament. newtimes.co.rw (September 22, 2026).
“Facebook is not interested in making significant changes to improve kids' safety on their platforms, at least not when that would result in losing eyeballs on posts or decreasing their ad revenues.”
Frances Haugen (born 1980) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: What they said: Quotes from a Facebook hearing in Congress", Reuters (October 5, 2021)