Quotes About Change

When things don't go right, go left

and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.

There is no way of knowing for sure whether or not you can trust someone, for the simple reason that circumstances change all of the time.

Perhaps I should just bury myself and become a diamond after thousands of years of intense pressure

There are many things in life that become different if you take a long look at them.

It doesn't matter if you never see someone again, I told myself. There are millions of people in the world, and most of them never see each other in the first place. You hoped to know Ellington Feint forever, but there's no such thing as forever, really. Everything is much shorter than that.

Even the best plans can change if there's an accident.

It is unwise to make something permanent when the whole world is shifting. There may be a time when this symbol means something treacherous and terrible, rather than something noble and literate.

Tu opinión inicial acerca de casi cualquier cosa puede cambiar con el paso del tiempo.

One of the most difficult things to think about in life is one's regrets. Something will happen to you, and you will do the wrong thing, and for years afterward you will wish you had done something different.

It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to solve problems. It is often the job of the people inside, who have paper, pens, desks, and an impressive view.

Yo no sé si os habréis dado cuenta, pero a menudo las primeras impresiones son absolutamente equivocadas. Por ejemplo, puedes mirar un cuadro por primera vez y que no te guste nada, pero, después de mirarlo un rato, te puede parecer muy agradable. La primera vez que pruebas el queso gorgonzola te puede parecer demasiado fuerte, pero, cuando eres mayor, es posible que no quieras comer otra cosa que queso gorgonzola.

Moxie gave me a small smile. "Why do you always say that- which here means?" "I'll probably outgrow it," I said.

I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong. You can look at a painting for the first time, for example, and not like it at all, but after looking at it a little longer you may find it very pleasing. The first time you try Gorgonzola cheese you may find it too strong, but when you are older you may want to eat nothing but Gorgonzola cheese.

If Uncle Monty had known known what bad luck was soon to come, he wouldn't have wasted a moment thinking about Gustav. I wish - and I'm sure you wish as well - we could go back in time and warn him, but we can't, and that's that.

Remember, sometimes something might seem like bad news, but it could turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

It is unwise to make something permanent when the whole world is shifting.

and the Baudelaire orphans climbed aboard, turning the tables of their lives and breaking their unfortunate cycle for the very first time.

What might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may, in fact, be the first steps of a journey.

Ellington Feint was a line in my mind running right down the middle of my life, separating the formal training of my childhood and the territory of the rest of my days. She was an axis, and at that moment and for many moments afterward, my entire world revolved around her.

Your initial opinion on just about anything will change over time.

La adopción es una decisión muy importante, algo que no suele suceder de forma impulsiva. Estoy seguro de que vosotros habéis deseado en algún momento de vuestra vida haber sido educados por gente distinta a la que os está educando, pero en el fondo de vuestro corazón sabíais que las posibilidades eran mínimas.

And I would hop like nobody has ever hopped before, if I could somehow go back to that terrible Thursday, and stop Beatrice from attending that afternoon tea where she met Esmé Squalor for the first time.

There is a lizard called the chameleon that, as you probably know, can change color instantly to blend into its surroundings. Besides being slimy and clod-blooded, Captain Sham resembled the chameleon in that he was chameleonic, a word means 'able to blend in with any situation.