Top 70 Insightful Quotes On Change To Motivate And Inspire

1. “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”-Mahatma Gandhi

2. “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”-Rob Siltanen

3. “Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.”-Stephen Chbosky

4. “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”-Leo Tolstoy

5. “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

6. “Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.”-John Green

7. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”-Nelson Mandela

8. “Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”-Terry Pratchett

9. “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”-Albert Einstein

10. “Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”-Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

11. “To say goodbye is to die a little.”-Raymond Chandler

12. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”-Jalaluddin Rumi

13. “You can’t stop the future. You can’t rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret…is to press play.”-Jay Asher

14. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”-Lao Tzu

15. “If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you’ve made, if they don’t realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go.”-Steve Maraboli

16. “The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw yourself.”-C. JoyBell C.

17. “When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.”-Paulo Coelho

18. “Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.”-Lemony Snicket

19. “Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large — I contain multitudes.”-Walt Whitman

20. “Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”-Barack Obama

21. “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

22. “They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”-Andy Warhol

23. “This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.”-Taylor Swift

24. “We can’t be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don’t have something better.”-C. JoyBell C.

25. “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

26. “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

27. “The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind.”-Kiran Desai

28. “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”-George Bernard Shaw

29. “Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.”-Maya Angelou

30. “We are not trapped or locked up in these bones. No, no. We are free to change. And love changes us. And if we can love one another, we can break open the sky.”-Walter Mosley

31. It is more important to influence people than to impress them. – Adrian Rogers

32. I hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations. – Beatrix Potter

33. We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why. – Stephen King

34. One of the best ways to influence people is to make them feel important. Most people enjoy those rare moments when others make them feel important. It is one of the deepest human desires. – Roy T. Bennett

35. Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. – Albert Schweitzer

36. Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another. – Napoleon Hill

37. If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person’s life in a positive light, and that’s what I want to do. That’s what it’s all about. – Tiger Woods

38. Your minds influence the key activity of the brain, which then influences everything; perception, cognition, thoughts and feelings, personal relationships; they’re all a projection of you. – Deepak Chopra

39. The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority. – Ken Blanchard

40. The people who influence you are the people who believe in you. – Henry Drummond

41. People exercise an unconscious selection in being influenced. – T. S. Eliot

42. If you were born with the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give – the ability to influence. – Shannon L. Alder

43. The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret. – Salvador Dali

44. Nobody should be whipped. Remember that, once and for all. Neither man nor animal can be influenced by anything but suggestion. – Mikhail Bulgakov

45. Children are more influenced by sermons you act than by sermons you preach. – David McKay

46. A parent gives life, but as parent, gives no more. A murderer takes life, but his deed stops there. A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. – Henry Adams

47. Evil influence is like a nicotine patch; you cannot help but absorb what sticks to you. – E.A. Bucchianeri

48. Smiling, unknowingly influences how other people will respond to you. – Liam Jackson

49. The past influences everything and dictates nothing. – Adam Phillips

50. A life isn’t significant except for its impact on other lives. – Jackie Robinson

51. The ability to influence people without irritating them is the most profitable skill you can learn. – Napoleon Hill, Selling You!

52. Don’t be a pepper on the eyes of people; Rather be the salt on their tongue and make a difference that influences their sense of belonging to the earth. – Israelmore Ayivor

53. You don’t need to be a saint to benefit from Mother Teresa’s example. Her influence has led us to a higher standard of leadership, and we hope it will raise your own bar too. – Ruma Bose

54. The real beginning of influence comes as others sense you are being influenced by them ― when they feel understood by you ― that you have listened deeply and sincerely, and that you are open. – Stephen R. Covey

55. You don’t have to be a person of influence to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they’ve taught me. – Scott Adams

56. No matter how much you love the person, you cannot change them. You may influence them; but at the end of the day, they must decide for themselves. – Robert E. Baines Jr.

57. Some of the most important decisions I have made might well have never been made or might have been very different if it hadn’t been for the influence of the people in my life. We all need mentors. – Tony Clark

58. A young child is a leader to an elderly person once his purpose has a faithful, sincere and trustworthy influence on people. Leadership is not restricted to position and age; it is self―made and influential. Everyone has this self―leadership quality. – Israelmore Ayivor

59. Whether you flounder or flourish is always in your hands ― you are the single biggest influence in your life. Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully. – Oprah Winfrey

60. Whether we like it or not, the reality is that our decisions are influenced by a whole host of factors, many of which lay beyond our conscious awareness and control. – Nathalie Nahai

61. Nothing has a greater influence over your life than your thoughts rather they are negative or positive. – Tasha Hoggatt

62. The only way in which one human being can properly attempt to influence another is by encouraging him to think for himself, instead of endeavoring to instill ready―made opinions into his head. – Leslie Stephen

63. Each of us should be aware of the energy we are putting out into the world. Are we a positive influence or a negative one – Laurence Overmire

64. As an educator, I’ve seen the positive influence that fathers have on their children. – Nicoline Ambe
Your expectation influences your disposition. – Ekere Marshal

65. A woman of wisdom has so much influence. The wise learn from her, and they do not ignore her wisdom at all. – Gift Gugu Mona

66. Real control is influencing someone to the point that he believes his choices are his own. – G.R. Morris

67. Those sweet souls who speak kind words when they could rightly criticize are the most influential beings in all the world. – Richelle E. Goodrich

68. As a person on planet Earth you are capable of influencing another with your journey. – Rachel D. Greenwell

69. Influence does not require position. – Richie Norton

70. Influencers are not leaders, but leaders are influencers. – Richie Norton