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50 of the Best Quotes about Change

Admin — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 08:37:50 +0000

Humans are evolutionarily predisposed to resist change and, the older we get the more change resistant we become..

Nevertheless, despite our instinctive resistance to change, we must learn to embrace new challenges. In today’s society the pace of development is immensely accelerating, and as Charles Darwin said once: “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” This applies to life as well as to business.

We have collected 50 of the best quotes to motivate you to embrace change as a chance and not to see it as a hazard. Change is the only constant in life. The easiest way to cope with change is to love it!

The quotes are sorted chronologically by the author’s birth year. Enjoy and share!

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Your life is
what your thoughts make it.
Confucius

(551 – 479 BC, Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher)

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy,
not on fighting the old,
but on building the new.
Socrates

(c.470 – 399 BC, classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher)

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.
Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow.
Let reality be reality.
Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
Lao Tzu

(4th century BC, Chinese philosopher and writer)

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world.
Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Rumi

(1207 – 1273, Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian)

Life is a progress, and not a station.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

(1803 – 1882, American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet)

It is not the strongest of the species that survive,
nor the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change.
Charles Darwin

(1809 – 1882, English naturalist, geologist and biologist)

Things do not change; we change.
Henry David Thoreau

(1817 – 1862, American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist,
naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian)

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways.
The point, however, is to change it.
Karl Marx, Eleven Theses on Feuerbach
[These words are also inscribed upon his grave]

(1818 – 1883, German philosopher, economist and political theorist)

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
Frederick Douglass

(1818 – 1895, American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman)

Taking a new step, uttering a new word,
is what people fear most.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

(1821 – 1881, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher)

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Best Confucius Quotes to Encourage You to Change

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Confucius – 551 BC to 479 BC – was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity.

One of the greatest strengths of Confucius is probably the superiority of personal exemplification over explicit rules of behaviour.

His moral teachings emphasized self-cultivation, emulation of moral standards, and the attainment of skilled judgment rather than knowledge of rules.

His teachings require examination and thinking in order to be understood. A good example is found here:

When his stables were burnt down, on returning from court, he asked, “Was anyone hurt?” He did not ask about the horses.

By not asking about the horses, Confucius demonstrates that the sage values human beings over property; readers are led to reflect on whether their response would follow Confucius’s and to pursue self-improvement, or… if not…

Time flows away
like the water in the river.

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Your life is
what your thoughts make it.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling,
but in getting up every time we do.

Forget injuries,
never forget kindnesses.

When you have faults,
do not fear to abandon them.

Success depends upon previous preparation,
and without such preparation
there is sure to be failure.

Don’t be concerned
others not appreciating you.
Be concerned about you
not appreciating others.

It does not matter
how slowly you go
as long as you do not stop.

The man who moves a mountain
begins by carrying away small stones.

The gem cannot be polished without friction,
nor man perfected without trials.

Worry not that no one knows you;
seek to be worth knowing.

What you do not want done to yourself,
do not do to others.

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First Step & Keep Going – 30 Great Motivational Quotes

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Everyone has a bad day, sometimes it may have been a bad year, or even a bad decade. Nevertheless, we have to keep going. We have to force ourselves to break through the ‘bad luck’.

One good deed every day!

Every day we have to try to do something that brings us forward!

It doesn’t matter whether it’s exercise, educating ourselves, or socialising a little. It can even be simply cleaning the house. Just one productive deed a day, no matter how small, to break through the rut.

These motivational quotes have been collected to encourage you to stand up against all the problems and challenges you may currently face; just take the first step, keep going and then don’t stop.

The quotes are sorted chronologically by the author’s birth year. Stay motivated! It doesn’t matter how hard life seems there is always a silver lining.

The mind is everything.
What you think you become.
Buddha

(ca. 563 BCE/480 BCE – c. 483 BCE/400 BCE, ascetic and sage,
on whose teachings Buddhism was founded)

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Dare to dream big dreams;
only big dreams have the power
to move men’s souls.
Marcus Aurelius

(121 – 180 AD, Roman emperor;
the last of the so-called Five Good Emperors)

Do it with passion
or not at all.
Rosa Nouchette Carey

(1840 – 1909, English children’s writer and novelist)

That which does not kill us
makes us stronger.
Friedrich Nietzsche

(1844 – 1900, German philosopher, cultural critic,
composer, poet, philologist, and Latin and Greek scholar)

Don’t let your dreams
be dreams.
John Arthur “Jack” Johnson

(1878 – 1946, nicknamed the Galveston Giant,
American boxer; first African American world
heavyweight boxing champion)

Life is like riding a bicycle.
To keep your balance,
you must keep moving.
Albert Einstein

(1879 – 1955, German-born theoretical physicist)

A smooth sea
never makes a skilled sailor.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

(1882 – 1945, American statesman and political leader,
32nd President of the United)

Goals are dreams
with deadlines.
Napolean Hill

(1883 – 1970, American self-help author)

In time of difficulties,
we must not lose sight
of our achievements.
Mao Zedong

(1893 – 1976, Chinese communist revolutionary, poet,
political theorist and founding father of the People’s Republic of China)

I think in terms of
the day’s resolutions,
not the years’.
Henry Moore

(1898 – 1986, English artist)

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Top 30 Quotes about the Best Use of Your Time

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Time is Money.

This is a saying everyone is probably aware of. Let yourself ponder a little on it…

Some people are very fortunate and get a head start in life by being born into the right circumstances…

But for time… we are all born equal!

We all get a head start with the same time resource available… and it is entirely up to the individual to make the best use of their time!

In fact, time is much more valuable than money because you can use your time to make money, but you can’t use money to purchase more time.

Tina Seelig Ph.D, CreativityRulz

I hope that this quotes collection will motivate you to use your time wisely. The quotes are sorted chronologically by birth date of the author.

Enjoy, think, use your time wisely and share this quotes collection with your friends!

Time is a created thing.
To say ‘I don’t have time’,
is like saying, ‘I do not want to’.
Lao Tzu

(6th century BC, philosopher of ancient China)

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The trouble is,
you think you have time.
Buddha

(ca. 563 BC/480 BC – ca. 483 BC/400 BC, ascetic and sage,
on whose teachings Buddhism was founded)

That which we must learn to do,
we learn by doing.
Aristotle
Nicomachean Ethics II

(384 – 322 BC, Greek philosopher and scientist)

It’s not that we have little time,
but more that we waste a good deal of it.
Seneca, On the Shortness of Life

(ca. 4 BC – 65 AD, Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist)

Those who make the worst use of their time
are the first to complain of its brevity.
Jean de La Bruyère, Les Caractères

(1645 – 1696, French philosopher and moralist)

A wise man will make haste to forgive,
because he knows the true value of time,
and will not suffer it to pass away
in unnecessary pain.
Samuel Johnson

(1709 – 1784, English writer)

You are not born for fame
if you don’t know the value of time.
Luc de Clapiers

(1715 – 1747, French writer and moralist)

There are thieves
who do not get punished
even though they steal
the most precious thing: time.
Napoleon Bonaparte

(1769 – 1821, French statesman and military leader)

Ordinary people only worry about
how they spend their time;
an intelligent person attempts to capitalize on it.
Arthur Schopenhauer

(1788 – 1860, German philosopher)

All life is an experiment.
The more experiments you make the better.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

(1803 – 1882, American essayist, lecturer and poet)

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Powerful Quotes about Success and Achievement by Strong Women

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It was over 350 years ago that Catherine the Great said: “I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.” Inspiring words by a great woman.

Our hand-picked collection of sayings about success, achievement, strength, courage and leadership contains powerful and notable quotes by powerful and successful women.

This is not a collection of quotes about women rights or female activism. Instead, these are inspiring words voiced by women leaders over the last 600 years and more – words of great wisdom, authority, and motivation.

The quotes are sorted chronologically by birth date of the originator. Enjoy, share and feel inspired!

One life is all we have
and we live it
as we believe in living it.
But to sacrifice
what you are
and to live without belief,
that is a fate
more terrible than dying.
Joan of Arc,
nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans”

(ca. 1412 – 1431, folk heroine of France)

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I beg you
take courage;
the brave soul
can mend even disaster.
Yekaterina Alexeevna or Catherine II,
also known as Catherine the Great

(1729 – 1796, longest-ruling female leader of Russia)

We are not interested
in the possibilities
of defeat.
They do not exist.
Queen Victoria

(1819 – 1901, British monarch from 1837 until her death)

We must believe
that we are gifted for something,
and that this thing,
at whatever cost,
must be attained.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie

(1867 – 1934, Polish-French physicist and chemist)

Those who do not move,
do not notice
their chains.
Rosa Luxemburg

(1871 – 1919, Polish-German philosopher,
and revolutionary socialist)

In order
to be irreplaceable
one must always
be different.
Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel,
better known as Coco Chanel

(1883 – 1971, French fashion designer)

Do one thing
every day
that scares you.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

(1884 – 1962, longest-serving First Lady of the United States)

The question isn’t
who’s going to let me;
it’s
who is going to stop me.
Ayn Rand

(1905 – 1982, American novelist,
philosopher, and screenwriter)

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Top 30 Poker Quotes by Great Players & Winners

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One big criticism of poker these days is that the characters have gone out of the game. And where you get big poker players, you get fun and interesting quotes.

It’s true that many of the best quotes in poker have come from its larger-than-life figures, but the game has such wide-spreading roots that people from all walks of life have come out with a gem or two.

As Dan Holley from Casino.org once said, “May the controversial and loud-mouthed forever brighten up the game we love”. So, whether it’s Tony G launching a tirade at other players, Phil Hellmuth launching a tirade against himself, or Will Kassouf just…. well, launching,…

Here are 30 of the best quotes from the poker world…

Life is not always
a matter of holding good cards,
but sometimes,
playing a poor hand well.
Jack London

(1876 – 1916, American novelist, journalist, and social activist)

Image: Lukas Gojda (Shutterstock)

If you play bridge badly
you make your partner suffer.
But if you play poker badly
you make everybody happy.
Joe Laurie Jr.

(1891 – 1954, American vaudeville monologist
who later performed on radio and on Broadway)

Trust everyone,
but always cut the cards.
Lester Ben “Benny” Binion

(1904 – 1989, American gambling icon and mob boss)

Poker exemplifies
the worst aspects of capitalism
that have made our country so great.
Walther Matthau

(1920 – 2000, American actor and comedian)

One of the interesting things about poker is
that once you let your ego in, you’re done for.
Al Alvarez

(*1929, English poet, novelist, essayist and critic)

When we play, we must realize,
before anything else,
that we are out to make money.
David Sklansky

(*1947, American professional poker player and author)

Poker takes a minute to learn
but a lifetime to master.
Mike Sexton

(*1947, American poker pro and commentator)

Poker may be a branch of psychological warfare,
an art form or indeed a way of life –
but it is also merely a game,
in which money is simply
the means of keeping score.
Anthony Holden

(*1947, English writer, broadcaster and critic)

To be a poker champion,
you must have a strong bladder.
Jack McClelland

(*1951, Poker tournament director and poker player)

Show me a good loser,
and I’ll show you a loser.
Stuart Errol Ungar

(1953 – 1998, professional poker player, widely regarded
to have been the greatest Texas hold ’em player of all time)

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40 Best Boredom Quotes – Words of Great Wisdom

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Boredom is a very unpleasant feeling and some people even perceive it as physically painful. Dullness makes you feel frustrated with life and yourself. Why?

It was not daydreaming but attentiveness that has helped mankind survive and evolve into the intelligent and productive species he is today!

Boredom can be a lethal thing on a small island.
Christopher Moore

In the animal kingdom and indeed in business, lack of enthusiasm can make the difference between survival and extinction. Absentmindedness is deadly! Dreariness makes you suffer and feel useless.

This collection contains 40 of the best wise sayings and quotes on boredom, arranged by birth year of the author.

Enjoy and hopefully you won’t feel bored!

People who have nothing to do
are quickly tired of their own company.
Jeremy Collier

(1650 – 1726, English theatre critic,
non-juror bishop and theologian)

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Boredom is a sickness
the cure for which is work;
pleasure is only a palliative.
Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis

(1764 – 1830, second duke of Lévis, peer of France,
French politician, aphorist and député
to the National Constituent Assembly)

One must choose in life
between boredom and suffering.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein,
commonly known as Madame de Staël

(1766 – 1817, French woman of letters of Swiss origin)

The two enemies of human happiness are
pain and boredom.
Arthur Schopenhauer

(1788 – 1860, German philosopher; best known for
his work The World as Will and Representation)

Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination:
both depend on being outside
rather than inside a situation,
and one leads to the other.
Arthur Schopenhauer

(1788 – 1860, German philosopher)

I’ve got a great ambition
to die of exhaustion
rather than boredom.
Thomas Carlyle

(1795 – 1881, Scottish philosopher, satirical writer,
essayist, historian and teacher)

Boredom is the root of all evil –
the despairing refusal to be oneself.
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard

(1813 – 1855, Danish philosopher, theologian, poet,
social critic and religious author who is widely
considered to be the first existentialist philosopher)

Boredom is the fear of self.
Marie Josephine de Suin,
Countess of Beausacq

(1829 – 1899, French writer known by
her pen name of Diane de Beausacq)

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Quotes about Strength – You Have Power Over Your Mind!

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Welcome to our collection of strength quotes!

It was almost 2,000 years ago that the Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, said, “You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

We compiled wise sayings about strength by many strong and famous people from over the centuries. You will find a feast of wise words in our hand-picked selection.

May these quotes about strength, courage, self-mastery and success inspire and encourage you, and aid you to create a better future for yourself and everyone around you!

Knowing others
is intelligence;
knowing yourself
is true wisdom.
Mastering others
is strength;
mastering yourself
is true power.
Lao Tzu

(6th century BC, philosopher of ancient China)

Let’s try it once without the parachute.
Image: Cartoonresource (Shutterstock)

When strength
is yoked with justice,
where is a mightier pair
than they?
Aeschylus

(c.525/524 – c.456/455 BC, ancient Greek tragedian)

Good actions give
strength to ourselves
and inspire
good actions in others.
Plato

(424/423 – 348/347 BC, Greek philosopher)

I am climbing
a difficult road;
but the glory
gives me strength.
Sextus Propertius

(c.50/45 – c.15 BC, Latin poet)

Courage conquers all things:
it even gives
strength to the body.
Publius Ovidius Naso,
known as Ovid

(17/18 AD, Roman poet)

You have power
over your mind
– not outside events.
Realize this,
and you will find strength.
Marcus Aurelius

(121 – 180 AD, Roman Emperor)

A strength to harm
is perilous in the hand
of an ambitious head.
Elizabeth I

(1533 – 1603, Queen of England and Ireland)

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Best 50 Winning and Success Quotes by Football Players and Coaches

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If the topic is about winning and success, who is more exposed to it than a football player, coach, or manager of a football team who are massively pressed to perform in public, often on a weekly basis?

Of course, there is no question that winning and getting ahead of the competition is of uttermost importance not only in football (in whichever format) but also in business and personal life.

We have collected 50 outstanding quotes by football players, coaches, and managers over the last 100 years documenting the psychology of team success and winning.

The quotations are sorted in chronological order. Enjoy them and find inspiration and motivation to persist and also become a winner.

Find out
what the other team
wants to do.
Then take it away
from them.
George Halas

(1895 – 1983, former player, coach,
and pioneer in professional American football)

Image: Luis Louro (Shutterstock)

Win or lose,
do it fairly.
Knute Rockne

(1888 – 1931, former American football player and coach)

The key to winning
is poise under stress.
Paul Brown

(1908 – 1991, former American football coach)

Winning isn’t everything.
There should be
no conceit
in victory
and no despair
in defeat.
Sir Alexander Matthew “Matt” Busby

(1909 – 1994, Scottish football player and manager)

Winners never quit
and quitters never win.
Vince Lombardi

(1913 – 1970, former American football coach)

I want to build a team
that’s invincible,
so that they have to send
a team from bloody Mars
to beat us.
Bill Shankly

(1913 – 1981, former Scottish footballer and Liverpool manager)

It’s not the will that matters
– everyone has that.
It’s the will
to prepare to win.
Paul William “Bear” Bryant

(1913 – 1983, American college football player and coach)

It is better
to fail aiming high
than to succeed
aiming low.
William Edward “Bill” Nicholson

(1919 – 2004, English football player, coach, and manager)

Never change
a winning team.
Sir Alfred Ernest “Alf” Ramsey

(1920 – 1999, English footballer;
manager of the English national football team)

If ya dinnea score
ya dinnea win.
James “Jimmy” Sirrel

(1922 – 2008, Scottish football player and manager)

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50 Inspirational and Motivational Cooperation, Winning Teams and Teamwork Quotes

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Since the dawn of time, the descent of man has revolved around teamwork, and today, successful organisations in any sphere of life all rely on a teamwork ethic with people working together towards a common goal.

Our collection of quotes on the topic of cooperation, winning teams and teamwork are sorted in birth date order of the author (where applicable) and provide a rounded perception of teamwork over the centuries.

Enjoy them and inspire yourself (and others) to remain motivated, and work together towards building and maintaining a winning team!

In union there is strength.
Aesop

(ca. 620 – 564 BC, ancient Greek story teller)

Image: Jason Stitt (Shutterstock)

He that does good to another
does good also to himself.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

(ca. 4 BC – 65 AD, Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist)

No man is an island,
entire of itself;
every man is a piece
of the continent.
John Donne

(1572 – 1631, English poet,
lawyer and cleric)

The path to greatness
is along with others.
Baltasar Gracián y Morales

(1601 – 1658, Spanish Jesuit,
writer and philosopher)

When was ever honey made
with one bee in a hive?
Thomas Hood

(1799 – 1845, British humourist and poet)

No member of a crew
is praised for
the rugged individuality
of his rowing.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

(1803 – 1882, American essayist,
lecturer and poet)

Teamwork is the ability
to work together
toward a common vision.
The ability to direct
individual accomplishments
toward organizational objectives.
It is the fuel
that allows common people
to attain uncommon results.
Andrew Carnegie

(1835 – 1919, Scottish-American industrialist)

Coming together
is a beginning.
Keeping together
is progress.
Working together
is success.
Henry Ford

(1863 – 1947, American industrialist)

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