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" The why is what makes journalism an adult game. The why is what makes policy coherent and useful. The why is what transforms bureaucrats and foot soldiers and political leaders into viable instruments of rational and affirmative change. The why is everything and without it, the very suggestion of human progress becomes a cosmic joke. "

David Simon

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" I'm a country singer. I love all kinds of music, but country is where my loyalty lies. That's just me and what I do, and I'm not going to change it. "

" I think my message to the politicians who have within their power the ability to make change is, 'Do you really, really not care about the future of your great-grandchildren? Because if we let the world continue to be destroyed the way we are now, what's the world going to be like for your great-grandchildren?' "

" 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. "

" What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. "

" In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances. "

" Maps are living, breathing organisms that change on a daily basis: You see it in new roads, bridge closures, and demolitions. "

" I find that even the simplest of dresses, if it has the correct seaming and the correct fabric, whatever shape or size you are, it can change the way you hold yourself. "

" The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of every human being to liberty and well-being. "

" When antibiotics first came out, nobody could have imagined we'd have the resistance problem we face today. We didn't give bacteria credit for being able to change and adapt so fast. "

" One of the sad things about contemporary journalism is that it actually matters very little. The world now is almost inured to the power of journalism. The best journalism would manage to outrage people. And people are less and less inclined to outrage. "

" Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes. "

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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

" If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation. "

" Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. "

" Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do. "

" If you want to make enemies, try to change something. "

" People can try to reinvent themselves. I don't think you can really change who you are, though, because who you are is pretty much where you came from and what you've done up to now. "

" If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now. "

" To all of the young people out there who are creating social change or even fomenting social movements: hold on to your idealism and your belief in your ability to change the world. Your lofty goals demand attention and deserve support. "

" Obviously, if I could go back and change anything, I would be a perfect man. And I know there's no perfect man. "

" Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. "

" CO2 is the exhaling breath of our civilization, literally... Changing that pattern requires a scope, a scale, a speed of change that is beyond what we have done in the past. "

" In a bid for change, we have to take off our coats, be prepared to lose our comfort and security, our jobs and positions of prestige, and our families... A struggle without casualties is no struggle. "

" This stand wasn't because I feel like I'm being put down in any kind of way. This is because I'm seeing things happen to people that don't have a voice: people that don't have a platform to talk and have their voices heard and affect change. So I'm in the position where I can do that, and I'm going to do that for people that can't. "

" You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world. "

" Nobody knows the future with certainty. We can, however, identify ongoing patterns of change. "

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

" I firmly believe that every six years, a person goes through a serious change. Think about it: At 6, you start school. At about 12, you start hitting puberty. And then it goes on. You start hitting these different mental levels, and people change. I think that's part of the reason the divorce rate is so high. "