#change

So far, therefore, as we can draw safe conclusions from a single specimen, there has been no marked change of race in the human population of Switzerland during the periods above considered. ↗

— Charles Lyell

#been #change #conclusions #considered #draw

[A]ll government was instituted for the good of the people, and... when it no longer answers this end, and they are in danger of slavery, or great oppression, they have a right to change it. ↗

— James Iredell

#change

I looked along the aisle and saw her, and it was as if I saw her for the first time. Everything changed. The ancient featureless interior of me spangled orange, mint, cat-blue. I looked back to the window immediately, my face damp, my breath caught. And worried I would never have the courage to look at her again. ↗

— Sonya Hartnett

#everything-changed #featureless #first-time #change

This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification. ↗

— Herman Hesse

#changes #consisted #contentment #else #existence

We acquire both the language and religious concepts from our immediate culture – at the same time. A child cannot discriminate between useful survival information and the emotional and psychological manipulations of religion. Once infected, these ideas are deeply embedded and almost impossible to change. ↗

— Darrel Ray

#religion #change

Yes, all you need do is to change your orientation and have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ that He can make you whole, change your status, and add value to your destiny. ↗

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

#be-different #higher-living #success #success-self-improvement #the-best-option

Without pushing an agenda (okay, maybe I've pushed a bit), I've spread a little veganism wherever I've gone. I've become friends with chefs at the meatiest restaurants you can imagine, and shown them a few things that opened their minds (and their menus) to vegan options. It's easy to be convincing when the food is delicious. It doesn't feel like a sacrifice--it feels like a step up. ↗

— Tal Ronnen

#vegan #veganism #change

is it always in the interest of the public safety to seek the prosecutor's traditional solution - the harshest penalty possible? Or is the public best served by finding ways to change a kid's lot in life for the better, even if that means opening the prison door? ↗

— Edward Humes

#penalty #prison #public-safety #change

Not one country in existence today has had the same borders and government for as long as two hundred years. The world will continue changing. ↗

— Jim Rogers

#encourage #life #world #change

She did not think that those who were late, or the ancestors themselves, would wish punishment upon us, no matter what our transgressions. It was far more likely that there would be love, falling like rain from above, changing the hearts of the wicked; transforming them ↗

— Alexander McCall Smith

#forgiveness #love #change