#hang

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

The leaves fall, the wind blows, and the farm country slowly changes from the summer cottons into its winter woods. ↗

— Henry Beston

#fall #seasons #change

If we can't alter the tide of events, at least we can be nearby with towels to mop up. ↗

— Peter David

#future #change

Change is the only constant in life. ↗

— Heraclitus

#change

He was safe for the moment, here in the playground, but people all over the world were suffering, starving, fleeing, killing one another as they waged their wars. How much energy they put into harming one another. How little into saving. Would it ever change? What would it take to make it change? He thought of Luxa's hand pressed into Ripred's paw. That's what it would take. People rejecting war. Not one or two, but all of them. Saying it was an unacceptable way to solve their differences. By the look of things, the human race had a lot of evolving to do before that happened. Maybe it was impossible. But maybe it wasn't. Like Vikus said, nothing would happen unless you hoped it could. If you had hope, maybe you could find the way to make things change. Because if you thought about it, there were so many reasons to try. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#peace #war #change

Costin's contagious, dimpled smile was positively breath taking on his handsome face. She took in his appearance quickly and liked how he hadn't changed who he was for her party. He didn't try to look fancy or be something he wasn't. His un-tucked dress shirt and jeans fit him perfectly and a little voice inside her whispered that he was freaking hot. She called that voice her inner Jen. Jacque and Jen did not know about her inner Jen. It was her little secret when she needed a boost of confidence. Sally From Beyond the Veil ↗

— Quinn Loftis

#jen #sally #change

We are born to believe We can’t change a thing We can’t, and we never could. But before you believe The things you believe You must understand To be understood. ↗

— John C. O’Callaghan

#ode-to-infinity #the-maine #change

The power of a bold idea uttered publicly in defiance of dominant opinion cannot be easily measured. Those special people who speak out in such a way as to shake up not only the self-assurance of their enemies, but the complacency of their friends, are precious catalysts for change. ↗

— Howard Zinn

#change #defiance #history #opposition #self-assurance

Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope. ↗

— Judy Blume

#judy-blume #life #young #change

Giving of any kind... taking an action... begins the process of change, and moves us to remember that we are part of a much greater universe. ↗

— Mbali Creazzo

#begin #change #giving #process #remember