#change

Apollo had changed Hyacinth into a flower to protect him. I would give Alex back control so she could protect herself instead of making the decision for her. That's how we were different from the gods. ↗

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

#change

Remember that on any world the wind eventually wears away the stone, because the stone can only crumble; the wind can change. ↗

— A.C. Crispin

#resistance #change

But I must finally realize that I am subject to these sudden transformations. The thing is that I rarely think; a crowd of small metamorphoses accumulate in me without my noticing it, and then, one fine day, a veritable revolution takes place. ↗

— Jean-Paul Sartre

#change

If you're lucky enough to have something that makes you different, don't ever change. ↗

— Taylor Swift

#change

Great. Okay. That, uh... was easier than I thought." Jack cocked his head. Wait a second... He couldn't decide if he was pissed or really impressed. He hooked a finger into the waistband of the workout pants she'd changed into and pulled her closer. "Did you fake me out with those tears, Cameron?" She peered up at him, defiantly, seemingly outraged by the suggestion. "Are you kidding? What, after the day I've had, I'm not entitled to a few tears? Sheesh." Jack waited. "This wedding is very important to me--I can't believe you're even doubting me. Honestly, Jack, the tears were real." He waited some more. She would talk eventually. They always did. Cameron shifted under the weight of his stare. "Okay, fine. Some of the tears were real." She looked him over, annoyed. "You are really good at that." He grinned. "I know. ↗

— Julie James

#jack-pallas #change

The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#happiness #inspirational #personal-responsibility #potential #power

The difficulty came because of a headache. Simple things, small things change lives. ↗

— Paulson

#change

Some rules are nothing but old habits that people are afraid to change. ↗

— Therese Anne Fowler

#rules #change

Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill because they pissed me off! ↗

— Sarah Ferguson

#wisdom #change

Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it. If change is of the essence of existence one would have thought it only sensible to make it the premise of our philosophy. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#philosophy #change