It is natural to avoid anything that represents change. As humans, our brains try to shield us from discomfort and uncertainty – things that often come with change.
However, we cannot grow without embracing situations that force us to change. It may not be easy to do this but we can change our mindset about situations that push us to change.
Here are 23 quotes that can positively impact your attitude towards change.
- “When in doubt, choose change.”- Lily Leung
- “Fear stagnation; embrace change.”- Debasish Mridha
- “Buddhism teaches you to embrace change.”- Koo Stark
- “Don’t fear change – embrace it.”- Anthony J. D’Angelo
- “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.”- Benjamin Disraeli
- “Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.”- Confucius
- “When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.”- Tuli Kupferberg
- “Your desire to change must be greater than your desire to stay the same.”
- “Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.” –Dalai Lama
- “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.”- Jim Rohn
- “We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.”- Max Depree
- “You must welcome change as the rule but not as your ruler.”- Denis Waitley
- “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”- Winston Churchill
- “A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.”– Chinese Proverb
- “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”– George Bernard Shaw
- “Resistance is never the agent of change. You have to embrace the actions that are going to get you closer to your goal.”– Ali Vincent
- “The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.”– Nathaniel Branden
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- “The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.”– Friedrich Nietzsche
- “You can live your dreams if you can embrace change. It’s by taking chances that you’ll learn how to be brave.”– Nikita Koloff
- “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.”– Charles Darwin
- “You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.”– Jim Rohn
- “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”– Socrates
- “A mandatory requirement for dealing with any challenge is your ability to deal with change. If you can’t handle changes, then you won’t be able to handle challenges either.”– Sumeet Jain