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The more bare a life is, the more we fear change. ↗

— Graham Greene

#greeneland #life #mutability #change

The stove, she knew, wished it were a volcano, the humble teaspoons wished they were steamshovels, and the sink wished it were a well so all the others could have their wishes. Yet they all stayed exactly the same no matter what they wished, no matter what they saw and heard. ↗

— Georgess McHargue

#childhood #time #wishes #change

Once people learned how to believe in something, that skill started spilling over to other parts of their lives, until they started believing they could change. Belief was the ingredient that made a reworked habit loop into a permanent behavior. ↗

— Charles Duhigg

#habit #mind #psychology #change

Trying to change someone, and their views, is like throwing paper into a fire. ↗

— Anthony Liccione

#personality #views #ways-people-live #change

I'm tired of being crushed by the weight of men that believe in nothing, I have to change that. ↗

— Jackson Teller Sons of Anarchy

#inspirational #truth #change

Then, as if by magic, everything changed. Of course, it wasn't magic, was it? It was just Teza, talking. It was just a visit to a laundry. ↗

— Karen Connelly

#change

...I think our 'changes' are not as radical as we suppose - in some way we persist as us... ↗

— John Geddes

#sameness #change

Quadruple crap. Why couldn’t I control myself? Why did he have this effect on me? “Are you compelling me right now?” To my surprise, his smile held an edge of sadness. “That would give you a much needed excuse, but I am afraid I am not.” Curse my body for reacting to his. As long as I kept him out of my heart, I would be okay. “I think it a bit too late for that, my dear.” “You’re using old man speak again.” I made a face. “It’s creepy.” He chuckled. “I’ll try to remember that, but I haven’t been around humans much in the past hundred years. It’s hard to keep up with the changes in common dialect.” “Let’s keep on topic, Jett. You were going to teach me how to control my mind. ↗

— Christie Rich

#change

If he ever changes his stance on something, it's because he's received new information. ↗

— Heather Graham

#change

From the Buddhist perspective, the only lasting way to bring about change is for people themselves to change. ↗

— Pat Allwright

#change #change