“Customs and convictions change; respectable people are the last to know, or to admit, the change, and the ones most offended by fresh reflections of the facts in the mirror of art.”
— John Updike
Author: John Updike
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“We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace.”
— Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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“To some extent, Seattle remains a frontier metropolis, a place where people can experiment with their lives, and change and grow and make things happen.”
— Tom Robbins
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“One of the things that happens when people make the leap from a certain amount of money to tens of millions of dollars is that the people around you dramatically change.”
— Dave Chappelle
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“A zebra does not change its spots.”
— Al Gore
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“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”
— William Arthur Ward
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“Obama won the presidency on the strength of his message and the skills of the messenger. Now the talk of hope and change feels out of tune when so many Americans are out of work, over-mortgaged, and worried that life will be even tougher for their children.”
— Ron Fournier
Author: Ron Fournier
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“Reconciliation requires changes of heart and spirit, as well as social and economic change. It requires symbolic as well as practical action.”
— Malcolm Fraser
Author: Malcolm Fraser
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“With the never-ending stream of new social technologies, apps and platforms rolling out every day, its easy to get lost in the minutiae of social media. Yet for there to be effective change, especially within large, top-down, hierarchical institutions, a company must have an over-arching understanding of the new role it has to play.”
— Simon Mainwaring
Author: Simon Mainwaring
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“A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that spots are rather a credit.”
— Ivy Compton-Burnett
Author: Ivy Compton-Burnett
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“We, the people. Manifest Destiny. Conceived in liberty. Fear itself. Ask not. Morning in America. United we stand. Yes, we can. In times of great change and tumult, presidents seek to inspire beleaguered Americans by reminding them of their national identity.”
— Ron Fournier
Author: Ron Fournier
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