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" No fundamental social change occurs merely because government acts. It's because civil society, the conscience of a country, begins to rise up and demand - demand - demand change. "

Joe Biden

Society

Rise

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" If you feel like it's difficult to change, you will probably have a harder time succeeding. "

" My message to the people and rulers of Pakistan is, 'As neighbours, we want peace and friendship and cooperation with you so that together we can change the face of South Asia.' "

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" All great change in America begins at the dinner table. "

" I am who I am. That's why my friends and peers respect and appreciate me. I don't change or cater my actions to fit my surroundings. I'm myself 24/7. People appreciate that. "

" I was trying to figure out how to use the skills I had developed in the world of social change. "

" I was single-minded and I had tunnel vision. Now it's time for a change. "

" Friendships that have stood the test of time and change are surely best. "

" Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future. "

" You know, I change my hair color a lot, I do all sorts of different things. "

" I wouldn't change anything. I've made mistakes, but thanks to those mistakes, I've learned. "

" The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories. "

" As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me. "

John C. Maxwell

Leader

Change

" Unlike national legal systems, there are precious few avenues to address judicial activism at the WTO. You pretty much have to gain consensus to change the agreements, or simply withdraw from the system. The first is nearly impossible, and the second would be - in the view of many - cataclysmic. "

" To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness. "

" People are fed up with seeing the same thing over and over. They want a qualitative change. "

" Presidents should do whatever possible and practical to encourage an environment of cooperation and bipartisanship. And they should maintain a certain level of decorum, diplomacy and decency. But, at the end of the day, presidents get elected to enact change. "

" Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect. "

" I think there are certain ways that people are always themselves, but I do think people change. "

Mike White

" ISIS is not an existential threat to something happening to someone in the United States of America. It's a serious problem overseas, but it's confusing and frightening. "

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

" If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time. "

Marian Wright Edelman

World

Way

Time

" Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them. "