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God is Change. Earthseed: The Books of the Living Lauren Oya Olamina ↗

— Octavia E. Butler

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There is nothing that an intellectual less likes to change than his mind, or a politician his policy. ↗

— Theodore Dalrymple

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Happiness doesn't just flow from success; it actually causes it. ↗

— Richard Wiseman

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What's with the "iMagic" name change?' I said without preamble. 'Industrial Magic was a bit of a mouthful,' he explained. 'Besides, putting an "i"in front of anything makes it more hip and current. ↗

— Jasper Fforde

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We do not escape our boundaries or our innermost being. We do not change. It is true we may be transformed, but we always walk within our boundaries, within the marked-off circle. ↗

— Ernst Jünger

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Think of your husband as a house. You are allowed to give him a fresh coat of paint and change out the furniture now and then. But if you're constantly trying to pour a new foundation or replace the roof, you're in serious trouble. ↗

— Peter Scott

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By the sweet power of music: therefore the poet did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones and floods; since nought so stockish, hard and full of rage, but music for the time doth change his nature. The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night and his affections dark as Erebus: Let no such man be trusted. Mark the music. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#shakespeare #the-merchant-of-venice #change

Thousands of individuals unknowingly contribute to the creation of our lives. Over the years, these serendipitous exchanges made imprints on my mind and heart and served as catalysts for my ongoing growth and development. ↗

— Kristin S. Kaufman

#is-this-seat-taken #kristin-kaufman #stories-life #travels #change

Our world is moving so fast and we are apt to miss so much of what is happening "right now." If we can put down our smart phones for one moment and be present to what is around us, I believe these incidental meetings and strangers who come into our lives can give us unexpected fortitude, perspective and even wisdom just when we need them the most - if we are just awake, aware and open to these new insights. ↗

— Kristin S. Kaufman

#inspirational-life #is-this-seat-taken #kristin-kaufman #stories-life #change

It seems to me that a man who can think straight along for forty-seven years without changing a single idea ought to be kept in a cabinet as a curiosity. ↗

— Jean Webster

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