Change Quotes

The hardest part of changing things is knowing how much needs changing

~ Martina Boone

The biggest roadblock to changing the world is believing that your voice doesn't matter.

~ Adam Kirk Smith

Reality is never clear, said Boris. It's never final. You can always change it or see it a different way.

~ Rana Dasgupta

...that whole day, being with Willem, being Lulu, it made me realize that all my life I've been living in a small, square room, with no windows and no doors. And I was fine. I was happy, even. I thought. Then someone came along and showed me there was a door in the room. One that I'd never even seen before. Then he opened it for me. Held my hand as I walked through it. And for one perfect day, I was on the other side. I was somewhere else. Someone else. And then he was gone, and I was thrown back into my little room. And now, no matter what I do, I can't seem to find that door.

~ Gayle Forman

Some won't stay but thank them for stopping by.

~ Nikki Rowe

Life is not about changing the external circumstances, to please your internal world, rather life is to change your internal circumstances so that you can accept, whatever takes place in the external world.

~ Roshan Sharma

A living culture is a progressive culture. It not only allows change, but actively encourages it.

~ Merlyn Gabriel Miller

The more you remain aware with all the internal and external changes of life, more you allow yourself to move deeper towards the source.

~ Roshan Sharma

A conservative culture will resist change and treat progress as a virus

~ Merlyn Gabriel Miller

An entire lifetime can change in one afternoon. The rest of the world can continue on, unaware of a quiet, solitary cataclysm occurring a few feet away.

~ Nadia Hashimi

Curious how even a little time can alter so much.

~ Robin Jarvis

The truth can be known or realized but cannot be change or modify.

~ Roshan Sharma

In life, you got two objectives. Make money and make a change.

~ Khali Raymond

Don't see where people are today and think they have always been there, it took a journey of faith.

~ Aloysius Jnr

We might not return from this voyage. None of us. We might all lay down our lives when we reach the end, and not ever know whether our sacrifice changed anything for the better.”“It will be for the better,” Magiano replies. “We cannot just die, not without trying. Not without fighting.”“Do you really believe that?” I ask. “Why are we doing this, anyway? To preserve my own life, and yours—but what has the world ever done for us in order to deserve our sacrifice?”Magiano’s brows furrow for a moment, then he leans in closer. “We exist because this world exists. It’s a responsibility of ours, whether or not anyone will remember it.” He nods at me. “And they will. Because we will return and make sure of it.

~ Marie Lu

Wisdom in the workplace means to inspire creativity, learning, and progression, but discourage unprofessionalism and negativity.

~ Pearl Zhu

Selecting the right measure and measuring things right are both art and science. And KPIs influence management behavior as well as business culture.

~ Pearl Zhu

It’s probably better and more accessible to measure change readiness rather than change progress.

~ Pearl Zhu

Innovation is the change, Change Management needs to be an integral part of innovation management.

~ Pearl Zhu

The “result” of micromanagement is perhaps tangible in the short run, but more often causes damage for the long term.

~ Pearl Zhu

To think critically, it is first maturing and distancing a bit from self, no matter what level one lives on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

~ Pearl Zhu

To clear the path, whether that be the elimination of obstacles, closing the blind spots, or to provide guidance, so that the business as a whole can take a digital leap and unleash its full potential.

~ Pearl Zhu

Perhaps the difficulty in measuring Change Management is that the very thing we are measuring is changing.

~ Pearl Zhu

Be humble, desire insight, squash arrogance, and be cognizance of unknown.

~ Pearl Zhu

Whatever the measurement system is, it needs to be consistent, repeatable and as unbiased as possible.

~ Pearl Zhu

When you're ready to live as the victor and not the victim, you have to change the language that you give to yourself and then you have to change the conversation that you give to others. Words matter.

~ Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr.

If you make change part of your operation routine and your DNA, and then change becomes easier to deal with, and even become an ongoing core business capability.

~ Pearl Zhu

To make change sustain, the important thing is “end-to-end” performance.

~ Pearl Zhu

Organizational maturity is not just about technical excellence or process efficiency, but also about business effectiveness, agility, innovation intelligence, and people-centricity.

~ Pearl Zhu

The future or organizations have amazing digital traits such as customer-centricity, empathy, and participation.

~ Pearl Zhu

The organizational fit is the good balance of the fitting attitude and misfit thinking.

~ Pearl Zhu

It is senseless to blame others or your environment for your miseries. Change begins from the moment you muster the courage to act. When you change, the environment will change. The power to change the world is found nowhere but within our own life.

~ Daisaku Ikeda

For humans to move to higher ground, we must have different views, but share the common ground as well.

~ Pearl Zhu

The multidimensional digital effects provide impressive advantages in terms of the speed of delivery, the quality of information for decision making, and the wisdom of digital workforce.

~ Pearl Zhu

Awareness is the first step of Change Management, it starts from the mindset level.

~ Pearl Zhu

How can you render the duties of justice to men when you're afraid they'll be so unaware of justice they may destroy you? ...especially since their attitude toward their own race is a destructive one.

~ John Howard Griffin

You are ... who you are... you can't change that.

~ Deyth Banger

May be the road you travel doesn’t give you the beautiful fate you have always dreamed off! Stop and change the road, no matter how difficult it may be!

~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

It's never too late to change anything or everything; there is no point that is too low to come back from. There is no opportunity that is lost. And the great news is that it's not the world you need change. Just change the way you think, change the way you feel, and the world as you know it will change before your eyes.

~ Rhonda Byrne

Changes at any level within an organization (individual, team or organization) or across business ecosystem require intent.

~ Pearl Zhu