If necessity is the mother of invention, urgency is the uncle of change. Without it, progress slows and then stops and then reverses.
Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.
I believe that we have the ability to change our lives using our imaginations. Imagination is a muscle – the more you use it, the stronger it gets.
I was very happy in Bombay. I was good at school. There was no reason to change anything. I suppose it must have been some spirit of adventure, of wanting to see the world.
Climate change is not the fault of man. It’s Mother Nature’s way. And sucking greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is too limited a solution. We have to be prepared for fire or ice, for fry or freeze. We have to be prepared for change.
You can’t stay the same. If you’re a musician and a singer, you have to change, that’s the way it works.
Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
We all have experiences in our lives that change us, and we all learn from people, like my dad, but at the end of the day, it’s only us. And we’re only responsible to make ourselves happy.
I wouldn’t change a thing about what I’ve done in the past because what may have been bad choices have all led me to this moment.
You can’t change history. These things happened the way they did. What you can change is how you look at it and how you understand that it takes the good moments and it takes the difficult moments to move forward.
Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.
I benefit from a change of scenery; it’s always inspiring.
Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.
Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
All is connected… no one thing can change by itself.
One of the problems in the biotech world is the lack of women in leadership roles, and I’d like to see that change by walking the walk.
In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.
Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do.
You can’t build an adaptable organization without adaptable people – and individuals change only when they have to, or when they want to.
The more you drive positive change, the more enhanced your business model.
In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.
I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. I think if you want to change something, change it today and don’t wait until the New Year.
We need to make sure we’re all working together to change mindsets, to change attitudes, and to fight against the bad habits that we have as a society.
Some people will never change.
