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" A boycott is directed against a policy and the institutions which support that policy either actively or tacitly. Its aim is not to reject, but to bring about change. "

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" As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as distinct from their elected but often craven governments, to apply a certain pressure on those wielding power in what they, the boycotters, consider to be an unjust or immoral way. "

John Berger

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" Technological discoveries are the spermatozoa of social change. "

" I think happiness comes from self-acceptance. We all try different things, and we find some comfortable sense of who we are. We look at our parents and learn and grow and move on. We change. "

" Food is not your remedy for problems. Food is not going to change your life. If you are lonely, food is not going to be your company. If you are sad, food is not going to give you solace. "

" Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change. "

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" The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it. "

" Become a student of change. It is the only thing that will remain constant. "

" It wasn't so long ago that I was a working mom myself. And I know that sometimes, much as we all hate to admit it, it's just easier to park the kids in front of the TV for a few hours, so we can pay the bills or do the laundry or just have some peace and quiet for a change. "

" No one can persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either by argument or emotional appeal. "

" Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms. "

" The more things change, the more they are the same. "

" Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change. "

" Social change comes through people. "

" Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies. "

" I have been described as the grandfather of climate change. In fact, I am just a grandfather and I do not want my grandchildren to say that grandpa understood what was happening but didn't make it clear. "

" People change their opinion according to your position. And both politicians and bureaucrats begin to take you more seriously, as they suddenly feel you have become more important. "

" You can't change history. These things happened the way they did. What you can change is how you look at it and how you understand that it takes the good moments and it takes the difficult moments to move forward. "

" If you can change three lives in 10, three lives in a hundred, that's got to be good, hasn't it? "

" The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it. "

" All of us have to work toward a definite future... that can motivate and inspire people to change the world. "

" The blockchain is the financial challenge of our time. It is going to change the way that our financial world operates. "

" The key is to embrace disruption and change early. Don't react to it decades later. You can't fight innovation. "

" Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image. "

" Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all. "

" Most rules that you think are written in stone are just societal. You can change the game and really reach for the stars and make the world a better place. "

" The way to change the world is through individual responsibility and taking local action in your own community. "

" An Internet meme is a hijacking of the original idea. Instead of mutating by random change and spreading by a form of Darwinian selection, Internet memes are altered deliberately by human creativity. There is no attempt at accuracy of copying, as with genes - and as with memes in their original version. "

" Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes. "

" A change of season calls for a change of scent that is both energizing and refreshing. "

" I do think that you can dress yourself out of a problem. The way that a haircut and a new pair of pants can make you feel is better than any therapist, because when you look in the mirror, you see a different person - you are a different person. It's superficial change that can lead to real change. "