The Most 50+ Famous Quotes About Change

by Md Parvej Ansari Digital Marketer

To help make your life better, below is our collection of Quotes About Change, inspirational, Motivational, wise, and insightful change quotes, change sayings, and change proverbs, collected from a variety of sources over the years.

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.”
― Stephen Chbosky
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change”
-- Albert Einstein
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude”
-- Oprah Winfrey
“Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”
-- Mandy Hale
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
― Rumi
“One day spent with someone you love can change everything.”
― Mitch Albom
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy
Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.”
- John Maxwell

Inspirational Quotes About Change

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
― Nelson Mandela
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”
― Albert Einstein
“It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.”
― Roy T. Bennett
“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
― George Bernard Shaw
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't.”
― Steve Maraboli
“All things are difficult before they are easy.”
- Thomas Fuller
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”
-Winston Churchill
“There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
- C.S. Lewis
“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.”
― Leo Tolstoy
“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.” -Maya Angelou

Quotes About Change in Life

“The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind.” ― Kiran Desai
“I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back....”
― Erica Jong
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new”
-Socrates
Your success in life isn’t based on your ability to simply change. It is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers, and business.
― Mark Sanborn
“If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there.”
― Roy T. Bennett
“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”
-Jimmy Dean
“Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.”
― Roy T. Bennett
“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively”
― Bob Marley
“Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.”
- Raymond Lindquist
“But you’re so busy changing the world. Just one smile can change all of mine”
― Jack Johnson

Inspirational Quotes About Change

“Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey.”
― Roy T. Bennett
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude”
-Oprah Winfrey
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
― Margaret Mead
“Things don’t have to change the world to be important”
-Steve Jobs
“Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by discomforts.”
- Arnold Bennett
“Hope is not a prediction of the future, it's a declaration of what's possible.”
― Yogi Bhajan
“Every day the clock resets. Your wins don't matter. Your failures don't matter. Don't stress on what was, fight for what could be. “
-Sean Higgins
“In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety.”
- Abraham Maslow
“As long as we still draw breath, we each have the power to bring change into the world.”
― Simon Boylan
“Believe something and the Universe is on its way to being changed. Because you’ve changed, by believing. Once you’ve changed, other things start to follow. Isn’t that the way it works?”
― Diane Duane

Quotes About Change and Moving On

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
-Leo Tolstoy
“If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.”
― Katharine Hepburn
"The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance."
– Nathaniel Branden
"I don't know that love changes. People change. Circumstances change."
- Nicholas Sparks
“Change has to come for life to struggle forward.”
― Helen Hollick
“Rehashing the past wouldn't change anything. Time to move forward.”
― Zena Wynn
“I can’t take back the past, but I can fight for the future.”
― Shannon A. Thompson
“Sometimes, some people and some situations deserve a second chance.”
― Germany Kent
"Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream."
- Debby Boone
“i find myself moving in daydreams”
― Danielle Doby