#cs

Most of us want to fix or change the world in some fashion. But to change the world, you first have to understand it. ↗

— Steven D. Levitt Stephen J. Dubner

#change

The number one responsibility for each of us is to change ourselves with hope that others will follow. ↗

— Ron Paul

#morality #politics #change

Every time I hear a political speech or I read those of our leaders, I am horrified at having, for years, heard nothing which sounded human. It is always the same words telling the same lies. ↗

— Albert Camus

#nothing-ever-changes #politics #the-sad-truth #change

This is how best to effect change. If you reiterate the same fears and the same sensible measures with proper augmentation enough times, even difficult decisions will begin to seem like the only justifiable solutions. ↗

— Olli Jalonen

#government #politics #change

Objects moving in a circle are under the influence of changing force. ↗

— Melody Mayer

#change

So let us be clear about this up front: We hope to recruit you to join an incipient movement to emancipate women and fight global poverty by unlocking women's power as economic catalysts. That is the process under way - not a drama of victimization but of empowerment, the kind that transforms bubbly teenage girls from brothel slaves into successful businesswomen. This is a story of transformation. It is change that is already taking place, and change that can accelerate if you'll just open your heart and join in. ↗

— Nicholas D. Kristof

#emancipation #empowerment #poverty #success #transformation

The public option is not optional. It is our toe-hold on structural change. ↗

— Ellen Shaffer

#courage #equality #freedom #inspirational #life

If a measurement matters at all, it is because it must have some conceivable effect on decisions and behaviour. If we can't identify a decision that could be affected by a proposed measurement and how it could change those decisions, then the measurement simply has no value ↗

— Douglas W. Hubbard

#information-economics #measurement #business

The opposite of a correct statement is an incorrect statement. The opposite of a profound truth is another profound truth (Niels Bohr)." By this, he means that we require a larger reading of the human past, of our relations with each other, the universe and God, a retelling of our older tales to encompass many truths and to let us grow with change. ↗

— Neil Postman

#narrative #past #physics #truth #change

There’s such a thing as being irritatingly ethical,” said Eldric. “That’s you, right now.” That’s a pleasant change. Witches are rarely accused of being irritatingly ethical. “I’ve swigged.” I handed the bottle to Eldric. “Or is it swug?” “Swug,” said Eldric. “It is in bad-boy circles, at least.” He swug. “It tastes much better outside church.” “It’s the picnic principle,” I said. “Things taste better outdoors. And if it’s a forbidden thing, so much the better. ↗

— Franny Billingsley

#forbidden-things #change