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“It’s a really special show about family - and how the suicide of a father and friend shapes and changes the lives of a group of friends. The show itself deals a lot with mental health and the topics most people struggle with in silence, but really shows how love and support helps heal people.”
Lizzy Greene (born 2003) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The future of international arbitration in Africa looks incredibly promising. With the increasing legislative changes, the growing importance of third-party funding and investment arbitration, there are exciting opportunities and positive developments in the use of arbitration as a dispute settlement mechanism in Africa.”
Dorothy Ufot wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m a very lucky guy. Not a lot of people can have their lives so much in tandem with the changes around us. I have the ability and I work hard, but the same goes for a lot of other people. It’s a matter of being in the right place at the right time.”
Andy Lau (born 1961) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer, on his ‘good enough’ career, being a ‘very lucky guy’, and why Hollywood didn’t tempt him" in SCMP (5 February 2023)
“It is time for the world to recognise that many positive changes have been made in Uganda, and that the Ministry of Health is moving in the right direction.”
Christine Ondoa (born 1968) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://the-european-times.com/minister-christine-ondoa/ the european times (December 27, 2016)
“War II and unsettled postwar conditions have wrought revolutionary changes in mapping activities. An increasing number and variety of maps are now being produced for service men and civilians. New uses for existing maps are being found and rapid technological advances necessitate the development of new and unique types of maps.”
George F. Jenks (1916–1996) first seen 1953 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From Jenks 1953 publication in Volume 43, issue 4 of the Annals of the Association of American Geographers titled An Improved Curriculum for Cartographic Training at the College and University Level
“Power changes its appearance but not its reality. Politics are about power; we cannot evade that truth or its consequences. We dream of a better world but it is in Utopia – that is, nowhere.”
Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903–1987) said by 1987 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We go forward each time either by lying and misrepresenting the objective situation, or by deliberately ignoring the parameters and changes that are taking place.”
Guillaume Faye (1949–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think you have a genuine concern that the rule of law and the quality of life is diminishing here because of the changes that are going on around us. I think they see a vote for Trump as an opportunity to protest what they don't like... They see him as kind of a disruptor.”
Stephen Silberkraus (born 1981) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ‘Unless You’re a Purist, We Don’t Want You Voting’ (30 January 2024) Politico
“It seems that during the Indus Age the Sarasvati was a large river and that water that now flows in the Yamuna and/or Sutlej Rivers made it so. Over time these waters were withdrawn and the Sarasvati became smaller, eventually dry. The agency for these changes was the tectonic reshaping of the doab [interfluve] separating the Yamuna from the rivers of the Punjab.”
Gregory Possehl (1941–2011) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Possehl, Gregory L., Indus Age: The Beginnings°,in Danino, M. (2010). The lost river : on the trail of the Sarasvatī. Penguin Books India.
“One of the oldest kind of dilemmas in computational neuroscience is what Steve Grossberg called the stability plasticity dilemma... When do you say something is new and overwrite your pre existing knowledge versus going with what you had before and making incremental changes.”
Charan Ranganath (born 1971) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: #430 - Charan Ranganath: Human Memory, Imagination, Deja Vu, and False Memories", on Lex Fridman Podcast, found on DeepCast (25 May 2024)
“Changes that seem reasonable, natural and basic," Armah says, "the academic world, far from performing as the rational part of a confused universe, seemed peculiarly denatured in its own right”
Ayi Kwei Armah (born 1939) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Writing is what makes a writer. What changes, however, is the subject matter or the mode and the tools of writing.”
Femi Osofisan (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There must always be connection to nation when we tell stories. Taking a pan-Indigenous approach doesn’t work. Taking a colonial viewpoint doesn’t work. This changes the narrative of specific nations and is highly problematic. It leads to misunderstanding, misrepresentation, and stereotypes.”
Cherie Dimaline (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Because we humans don’t notice changes that take place slowly, incrementally, we tend to underestimate their cumulative effects, even within the span of one or two lifetimes.”
Scott Weidensaul (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The statesman uses his imagination to predict the result of changes to be produced in the actually existing state of society, either by the natural forces which govern it, or by his own action. The historian uses his imagination in tracing out the causes which produced that existing state of society.”
Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1829–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[[Happiness] is the child of the moment; it consumes its moment and vanishes with it; but prolonged suffering, although it eventually stops smarting like a live coal, changes into a profound grief where our pain is lulled to sleep until reawakened by a memory or aroused by a beautiful sight. (p181-2)”
Fadwa Tuqan (1917–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What then is the American, this new man? He is either an European, or the descendant of an European, hence that strange mixture of blood, which you will find in no other country. ... Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labors and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world.”
J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur (1735–1813) first seen 1782 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letters from an American Farmer (1782), letter III
“We cannot use a time of so-called crisis as an excuse for feeling sorry for ourselves for declining numbers of occasion, neither should we blame the changes in the church or even the human faults and failings of her members.”
James Michael Harvey (born 1949) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cardinal James Harvey (12 October 2013) ThinkPriest
“Attempts are constantly made to integrate me into the system. Sometimes I am intimidated and sometimes lured. But as long as there are no overarching changes in this country, I cannot be a part of the political game.”
Nadia Yassine (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe that as South Africans we have a lot more to be grateful for than we need to be negative about - we just do not realise how fortunate we are. It is a fact that transitions and regime changes do not often come in peace but South Africa’s own transition came in a very peaceful manner.”
Tasneem Motara (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The economy is now growing, and what we want to see next is the start of decentralization efforts for the benefit of the people. These changes will take time, so I urge the public to be patient and support the government’s initiatives in whatever small ways they can, for the greater good of the country.”
Fatoumata Tambajang (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I say unenviable maybe because I am looking at it through the lenses of my ambitions and what I think we have attained. Outsiders usually see changes better because they evaluate after a period.”
Beatrice Kiraso wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As developing countries the overriding priorities of developing countries are socio-economic development with emphasis on poverty eradication, job creation, health and education and of course to bring real changes to our people in far flung rural areas.”
Buyelwa Sonjica (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“to improve efficiencies in responding to disasters, human settlements emergencies response has been centralised at the national department, including policy changes that emphasize use of alternative building technologies to respond to disasters in rural areas.”
Pam Tshwete (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you are growing up, you aspire to get an education and live a good life. As you grow older, however, you start to become content with what you have. Focus changes to impact and your relationship with God.”
Lynn Ngugi wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Therefore, I thank the Office of the Governor and the entire team for your prompt actions to ensure that we bring changes to the lives of our people as we fight this war against hunger and poverty”
Aino Kapewangolo (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“ministry of the Word pertains also to the Social Doctrine of the Church. It is known that the Church in every time and in every situation has a triple role in society which consists in: announcing the truth about dignity and the rights of man, denouncing the existing unjust situations and contributing to the realization of positive changes to society.”
Nikol Joseph Cauchi (1929–2010) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: H.E. Most Rev. Nikol Joseph CAUCHI, Bishop of Gozo (Malta). (2 October 2001) Press Office of the Holy See
“First of all, it is a fact that this is just a comic book, not a personal diary. A diary records and displays a person's growth and changes in life, whereas a comic book is just a recreational reading material, and also the characters are merely fictional.”
Eddie See Yew Lee (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is not my place to tell you whether there is indefeasible ignorance of ultimate reality. I am ignorant of whether there is or is not. But you should think of these things because there are no things more important, though there are no questions more difficult or less answerable. But one's whole life may be changed if one changes his mind about these questions.”
Lewis White Beck (1913–1997) first seen 1983 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lewis White Beck, " Praise of Ignorance" in Kant's Legacy: Essays in Honor of Lewis White Beck. (Predrag Cicovacki, 2001), Introduction p. XXV from the Kearse Distinguished Lecture, Rochester Institute of Technology, Ma…
“Western economies... “nudging” s to do the ly optimal thing... have difficulty succeeding. In China... changes can be enacted quickly, with little political opposition.”
Keyu Jin (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“though people naturally exhibit some adaptive responses to climate variability, different levels of vulnerability to climatic changes still exist.”
Anthonia Ifeyinwa Achike wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Though people naturally exhibit some adaptive responses to climate variability, there still exist different levels of vulnerability to climatic changes. The first precautionary measure is a clear understanding of the issues at stake including the underlying threats so that one can appropriately adjust by adapting and/or mitigating when the need arises.”
Anthonia Ifeyinwa Achike wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The mere fact of talking about it is important. When I saw the video [of Floyd’s killing], I was upset. And it changes my views of my white colleagues even if I don’t want it to. It was good for me to vent my frustrations. And discussing the issue with my colleagues helped me not feel like it was me versus them. It supports good professional relations.”
Alvine Kamaha wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s good to make the younger generation aware that the changes that they are seeing now are the result of struggles of many women to circumvent obstacles and try to forge a new road”
Zakya Kafafi (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the coming time, the world and regional situation will continue to have many complex and unpredictable changes, opportunities and challenges will continue to intertwine. The good news is that peace, cooperation and development are still the major trend, the common aspiration of all peoples.”
Tô Lâm (born 1957) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Full text of General Secretary and President To Lam's policy speech at Columbia University: 'Vietnam's path, relations with the United States and vision for a new era'" (22 September 2024)
“The overarching lesson: Bringing the deficit down to sustainable levels takes big changes. Little ones won’t do it.”
David Wessel (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ultimately, what matters is where Congress and the president end up, not where they start. But defining the starting point and crafting the baseline are important to the politics and public perceptions of the budget—they are used by one side to magnify the size of the spending cuts or tax changes proposed by the other side—and politics and perceptions have a lot to do with what actually happens.”
David Wessel (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Many changes within human beings, such as offer the most interesting themes, are inevitably hidden and silent, or too gradual for drama. 'To penetrate deeply into the human consciousness is the glory of the philosopher, the moralist, the , and, to a certain degree, even of the lyric poet', but the capacity to do so is not enough to make a dramatist.”
Desmond MacCarthy (1877–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“... the has to tell his story entirely in the present tense. We must allow him a certain license in foreshortening changes in human beings which in order to be true to life require the passage of time.”
Desmond MacCarthy (1877–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every recipient has got to be different because, you take a guy from a coal mine or steel mill or the farm, and he's awarded the Medal of Honor, his life changes immediately.”
Mitchell Paige (1918–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If nothing happens, our children will die suffering, like their grandparents. We sacrifice, but we are not seeing the changes.”
Noria Mabasa (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Being feminine means embracing different facets, acquiring new skills to be able to adapt to life’s changes and to realise that being a woman is the biggest blessing of all”
Melinda Bam (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If anyone tells you that we’ve gone soft on world evangelization, you can tell them that we are totally committed to world evangelization because it is only Jesus Christ that changes people’s lives,” he said.”
Geoff Tunnicliffe (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you conceptualize leadership as power over people, Ubuntu doesn’t have a place in that conceptualization. If you conceptualize leadership as power with people, it completely changes the way you operate, even as a leader.”
Mpho Tutu van Furth (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“as life changes, one does in fact get older but birthdays simply “etch a notch on your record of experiences.”
Wendy Fitzwilliam (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Apart from the fact that I meditate daily, work out and eat well, prayer is my mainstay. I pray through any and everything. No matter what circumstances surround me, no matter what comes and goes, prayer is the one thing that never changes. Prayer is where I source my strength. Prayer never leaves, it never forsakes me. It’s always me and God, and I’m really grateful for that”
Bonnie Mbuli (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In Djibouti, women bear the greatest responsibility and represent the backbone of the family, and therefore play a major and influential role in the cohesion of Djiboutian society. Women are the main guiding force in society and are the source of all changes in the evolution of a society.”
Kadra Mahamoud Haid wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As the study of paved the way for those changes of thought which went to form the and remade Europe, so now the study of the languages and literature of ancient Egypt and Babylonia is likely to revolutionize our views of the Bible.”
Claude Hermann Walter Johns (1857–1920) said by 1920 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We were supposed to start shooting on Sunday but we need to make some changes to the story. That will take a few days but as soon as that is done, we are up and rolling. The title is Matters of the heart.”
Flora Suya (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I do think about my legacy. I hope that my music has a positive impact, and that whatever constructive changes result will lead to better and better things, for individuals, families, and communities.”
Tokay Tomah (1968–1968) said by 1968 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source