#ang

In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot. ↗

— Mark Twain

#change

So that's how we live our lives. No matter how deep and fatal the loss, no matter how important the thing that's stolen from us--that's snatched right out of our hands--even if we are left completely changed, with only the outer layer of skin from before, we continue to play out our lives this way, in silence. We draw ever nearer to the end of our allotted span of time, bidding it farewell as it trails off behind. Repeating, often adroitly, the endless deeds of the everyday. Leaving behind a feeling of immeasurable emptiness. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#change

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#humor #times-never-change #change

I could never pretend something I didn't feel. I could never make love if I didn't love, and if I loved I could no more hide the fact than change the color of my eyes. ↗

— Marilyn Monroe

#marilyn-monroe #my-story #change

The world changes, we do not, therein lies the irony that kills us. ↗

— Anne Rice

#change

This is how the entire course of a life can be changed: by doing nothing. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#change

The best you can hope for in a relationship is to find someone whose flaws are the sort you don’t mind. It is futile to look for someone who has no flaws, or someone who is capable of significant change; that sort of person exists only in our imaginations. ↗

— Scott Adams

#change

I didn't tell you this because I'm sure you would've changed your mind about the dress." "What?" I frowned. "Does it make my butt look big?" She laughed. "No. You looked stunning in it." "Then what's the deal?" Her smile turned downright mischievous. "Oh, you know, just that the color red is Daemon's favorite. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#dee #katy #sneaky #change

Love and friendship. They are what make us who we are, and what can change us, if we let them. ↗

— Emily Giffin

#change

Forget yesterday - it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow - you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift - today. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#change #gratitude #inspirational #life #live-now