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“41: Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.”
Alan Perlis (1922–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“57: It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.”
Alan Perlis (1922–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don’t vet the information on this program that I give out. We have always been independent, follow our own path on this show. That’s not going to change for me, ever.”
Sean Hannity (born 1961) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sean Hannity makes bold admission: 'I don't vet the information on this program that I give out" Yahoo (1 December 2020)
“The act of lending can change the value of the collateral”
George Soros (born 1930) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My peculiarity is that I don't have a particular style of investing or, more exactly, I try to change my style to fit the conditions.”
George Soros (born 1930) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I argue that it's appropriate for people to pursue their profit motive in business. If you want to change that, you're going against human nature. But when it comes to setting the rules or creating the institutions, then you should have the general interest at heart, even if it conflicts with your personal interest.”
George Soros (born 1930) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So the euro is here to stay, and the arrangements that evolved in response to the crisis have become established as the new order governing the eurozone. This confirms my worst fears. It’s the nightmare I’ve been talking about. I’m hopeful that the Russian invasion of Crimea may serve as a wake-up call. Germany is the only country in a position to change the prevailing order.”
George Soros (born 1930) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 24 April 2014 nybooks.com
“The most unbending thoughts are the most vulnerable to change.”
Henri de Lubac (1896–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Pierre Teilhard was a consistent personalist. In his youth he may well have experienced the 'fascination of the impersonal and generalized' and confused them with the universal; but as soon as he began to develop his thought, he made a complete change of direction.”
Henri de Lubac (1896–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The twin crises of war and climate change, inexorably linked by our thirst for oil, need a concerted global solution–one that won’t be obtained by cowboy diplomacy. The United States must pursue global consensus, not global conquest–before it is too late.”
Amy Goodman (born 1957) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Global Consensus, Not Global Conquest" article (2007)
“Great change begins with small steps taken at home.”
Amy Goodman (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As we confront unprecedented crises—from global warming to global warring to a global economic meltdown—there is also an unprecedented opportunity for change. Where will innovative thinkers, grass-roots activists, human-rights leaders and ordinary citizens come together to hash out solutions to today’s most pressing problems?”
Amy Goodman (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Independent media is the oxygen of a democracy. It is not brought to you by the oil or gas or coal companies when we talk about climate change. It's not brought to you by the weapons manufacturers when we talk about war and peace. It's not brought to you by the insurance industry or big pharma when we talk about health care. (Epilogue)”
Amy Goodman (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Central to our reporting on climate change is the reality that global warming is real, is happening now, and is killing tens of thousands of people and displacing millions more. The warming planet presents an existential crisis for humanity.”
Amy Goodman (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Why does the climate change debate continue in the United States? Because oil barons, such as the Koch brothers, pour billions of dollars into foundations and corporations that obfuscate the issue or deny the problem exists at all.”
Amy Goodman (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cool URIs don't change”
Tim Berners-Lee (born 1955) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Title of 1998 document
“Religion was inevitably going to contract into a small nucleus of enthusiasts, and all they've achieved is to change the enthusiasts; the new enthusiasts happen to be the ones who like clapping their hands and looking soppy. They repel me.”
Auberon Waugh (1939–2001) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview in Naim Attallah, Singular Encounters (1990), "Auberon Waugh
“Let me just stipulate. I am for getting along. I am for colorblindness, I’m for tolerance, 100%. But I also think that if things radically change in your country, it’s okay for you to say, what is this, and maybe I don’t want to live in a country that looks nothing like the country I grew up in. Is that bigoted?”
Tucker Carlson (born 1969) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On his view on demographic change in an interview with Jorge Ramos (March 7, 2017)
“From the pain come the dream. From the dream come the vision. From the vision come the people. From the people come the power. From this power come the change.”
Peter Gabriel (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With each success the ability to change is reduced. My longtime friend and coach Grandmaster Yuri Dokhoian, aptly compared it to being dipped in bronze. Each victory added another coat.”
Garry Kasparov (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Once the move is made you cannot change it. Acknowledge the wrongdoings of the past, but do not pretend it can be fixed. It's the present that must be fixed. The heroes of the past were far from perfect. But the world we live in is better because of them. We too cannot be perfect. But we must always try to be better.”
Garry Kasparov (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I sat at my piano, a feminist woman, and I wrote it, to say that nothing you or anybody else can do to me can change the fact that, as the opening line goes: ‘Every night that goes between / I feel a little less.’...Freedom…I am a totally free woman, and I am independent, and that’s exactly what I always wanted to be.”
Stevie Nicks (born 1948) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On her song “Storm” in “Stevie Nicks on art, ageing and attraction: ‘Botox makes it look like you’re in a satanic cult!’” in The Guardian (2020 Oct 14)
“Ice, water, and vapor were phases sharply distinct. So the imperceptible portion of solar energy which fell on the earth, reappeared by some mysterious process, to an infinitely minute measure, in the singular form of intensity known as Vital Energy, and disappeared by a sudden and violent change of phase known as death.”
Henry Adams (1838–1918) said by 1918 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was born ambitious, I suppose I shall die ambitious. I can no more change it than the colour of my eyes.”
Enoch Powell (1912–1998) first seen 1973 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Russell Harty Plus, ITV (1973), excerpted in "Odd Man Out", BBC TV profile by Michael Cockerell transmitted on 11 November 1995
“Of course I am very proud of being a Tory. Yes, in my head and in my heart I regard myself as a Tory. As I have said, I was born that way; I believe it is congenital. I am unable to change it. That is how I see the world... [The EEC] is the most un-Tory thing that can be conceived.”
Enoch Powell (1912–1998) first seen 1978 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview by Brian Walden (29 January 1978), quoted in Simon Heffer, Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell (1998), p. 800
“I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night's rest was best in any event.”
Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901) said by 1901 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in A Call to America : Inspiring and Empowering Quotations from the 43 presidents of the United States (2002) by Bryan Curtis
“Change is coming.”
John McCain (1936–2018) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Malaika Firth: "Change Is Coming",Mar 18,2015 By Faran Krentcil
Also quoted by: Malaika Firth
“In America, we change things that need to be changed. Each generation makes its contribution to our greatness. The work that is ours to do is plainly before us; we don't need to search for it.”
John McCain (1936–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries that have sown resentment and hatred and violence in all the corners of the globe. We weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down, when we doubt the power of our ideals, rather than trust them to be the great force for change they have always been.”
John McCain (1936–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[[Conservatism|[C]onservatism]] is not supposed to be against change or progress... It is supposed to be skeptical of grandiose or reckless schemes which throw out the good in pursuit of the perfect.”
Jonah Goldberg (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The mind map will change your life.”
Tony Buzan (1942–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dogs are broke their entire lives. And you know why they have no money? No pockets! They have no pockets. They see change on the street, there is nothing they can do about it.”
Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Flying doesn't make me nervous. Driving to the airport can make me nervous. Because if you miss that plane, there's no alternative. [...] No airline goes, "Well, you missed the flight. We do have a cannon leaving in about ten minutes. Would you be interested in that? It's not a direct cannon, you have to change cannons after you land.”
Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You almost kind of knew you were on the right track, when people at the network didn't like it. I mean, I wanted them to like it, but we weren't going to, y'know, really change the tone of the show. I couldn't have done a show any other-- I couldn't have done any other show than that show; I just wouldn't have-- wouldn't know how to do it!”
Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don't think comedy has changed, and it never will change.”
Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“On [Seinfeld], we were extremely meticulous in our scripting of every scene, every joke, every line. [...] When people came on that show, they were told by script supervisors "You don't change one comma", because that's-- the precision of joke-making generally requires that.”
Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Why do most of us make such boring choices for the stories of our lives? How hard can it be to change gears and say, "You know what? Instead of inventing and telling stories, I’m going to make my life a more interesting story." (p. 177)”
Douglas Coupland (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Unlike Rachel, Player One has a complete overview both of the world and of time. Player One’s life is more like a painting than it is a story. Player One can see everything with a glance and can change tenses at will. Player One has ultimate freedom, the ultimate software on the ultimate hardware. That realm is also the one place where Player One feels, for lack of a better word, normal.”
Douglas Coupland (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you want to do something that's going to change the world, build software that people want to use instead of software that managers want to buy.”
Jamie Zawinski (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I ask anyone to point to any territorial change we made in respect to Germany in Europe which is in the least an injustice, judged by any principle of fairness.”
David Lloyd George (1863–1945) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech in the House of Commons on the Treaty of Versailles (3 July 1919)
“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.”
Gilda Radner (1946–1989) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: It's Always Something (1989, 2009 edition)
“Hope and optimism are irrepressible but there is a deep underlying premonition that the opposition to change is likely to be vicious. Often the anxious question is asked: will such an oppressive regime really give us democracy? And the answer has to be: democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not 'given', it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.”
Aung San Suu Kyi (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A society, in the process of moving forward, often appears to be tearing itself apart. Certainly, an age of rapid change, such as ours, produces many paradoxes. But perhaps the most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.”
Earl Warren (1891–1974) first seen 1971 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Writing in Saturday Review (23 October 1971), p. 16
“Political Correctness doesn't change us, it shuts us up.”
Glenn Beck (born 1964) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Insider Video: Episode 2 on 2006-11-13
“It is a testament to our naïveté about culture that we think that we can change it by simply declaring new values. Such declarations usually produce only cynicism.”
Peter Senge (born 1947) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook (1994)
“Learning to see the structures within which we operate begins a process of freeing ourselves from previously unseen forces and ultimately mastering the ability to work with them and change them.”
Peter Senge (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Mutual reflection. Open and candid conversation. Questioning of old beliefs and assumptions. Learning to let go. Awareness of how our own actions create the systemic structures that produce our problems. Developing these learning capabilities lies at the heart of profound change.”
Peter Senge (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Systems thinking is a discipline for seeing the 'structures' that underlie complex situations, and for discerning high from low leverage change. That is, by seeing wholes we learn how to foster health. To do so, systems thinking offers a language that begins by restructuring how we think.”
Peter Senge (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If we all work together, we can foster greater understanding, positive change and create a more peaceful world for ourselves, our children, our families and our communities.”
Michael Jordan (born 1963) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Michael Jordan: ‘I can no longer stay silent’, The Undefeated (July 25, 2016)
“And it's certainly bad, but when a man spends his relief checks on green whiskey his children have a way of crying from hunger pains. I don't know of any landowner around here who begrudges those children any game their father can hit. Of course he shouldn't, but he'll never change his ways. Are you going to take out your disapproval on his children?”
Harper Lee (1926–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source