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Quotes About Change

Fifth Rule. The fifth: In time of desolation never to make a change; but to be firm and constant in the resolutions and determination in which one was the day preceding such desolation, or in the determination in which he was in the preceding consolation. Because, as in consolation it is rather the good spirit who guides and counsels us, so in desolation it is the bad, with whose counsels we cannot take a course to decide rightly.
~ Ignatius of Loyola
A thick and shapeless trunk would never believe that it could become a statue, admired as a miracle of sculpture, and would never consent to submit itself to the chisel of the sculptor who sees by his genius what he can make of it.
~ Ignatius of Loyola
Semmelweis reflex: The tendency to reject new evidence or new knowledge because it contradicts established norms, beliefs or paradigms
~ Unknown
An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain — the equality of all men.
~ Ignazio Silone
To continue in one path is to go backward.
~ Igor Stravinsky
I was like an old leafless tree until we met green buds burst and blossom now that I have you I'll never forget what I owe you
~ Ikkyu
ten dumb years I wanted things to be different furious proud I still feel it
~ Ikkyu
one of you saved my satori paper I know it piece by piece you pasted it back together now watch me burn it once and for all
~ Ikkyu
Break open a cherry tree and there are no flowers, but the spring breeze brings forth myriad blossoms.
~ Unknown
Everything in existence undergoes constant change. The things that surround us, even our selves are temporary manifestations of Ki energy.
~ Ilchi Lee
Now is a time for change, a time to become the greatest version of yourself. And a time to to make your grandest vision of the world .
~ Ilchi Lee
Change,connectivity,and learning to live well with others and with Nature and her ways will be the features of the world when seen through the eye of Tao.
~ Ilchi Lee
If a change in our lives require individually or socially painful sacrifices, it will be difficult to put into effect no matter how necessary that change might be. However, if we start down the road of transformation with simple, enjoyable, and tangible changes, we will soon be prepared to tackle larger issues.
~ Ilchi Lee
It's a wonderful paradox: only when you have a changeless sense of who you are, can real changes take place. It is the ground of your absolute value and everything that is truly worthwhile.
~ Ilchi Lee
Nothing is the universe's great storehouse and power plant. Laws give the universe order and stability, while possibilities give the universe dynamic creativity and change. Through the balance of these, the universe maintains its eternal dynamic harmony that provides all beings with the environment in which they can realize their potential value.
~ Ilchi Lee
Thoughts become things through action. The most powerful tool for creating changes in your life is attention and action. No action means no creation.
~ Ilchi Lee
We need to change our way of seeing the world and relating to it, not because our current way is intrinsically bad or "evil," but because we have become too powerful to continue to live as we have been living. Whether we like it or not, collectively we have become the most powerful factor in determining not only the future of human society, but also the direction of the entire planet with all its life-forms.
~ Ilchi Lee
We have a true desire for greatness and genuine good intention to be helpful to others. That's enough. Change is possible
~ Ilchi Lee
The universe likes change. All that appears solid and substantial is built on the shifting sands of ceaseless transformation on the quantum level. Ironically, that's the one steady factor about the universe - it is always changing, which means our efforts to change are supported by the very nature of Life.
~ Ilchi Lee
There is much work to be done, and we are the ones privileged to do it.
~ Ilchi Lee
Given that you desire to change things in your life much bigger than particles, how long do you maintain your observation and how much mental power do you invest in observing those things?
~ Ilchi Lee
Our world desperately needs change. We all know this. The scope of the change ranges from our lifestyles to the direction of our civilization. When we acknowledge our greatness and start living it, when we open our hearts to the natural kindness and the caring for all beings that resides within us, all these necessary transformations can begin.
~ Ilchi Lee
Give your Bain Vitamin H Hope is te most powerful supplement available to us, and thankfully, we can make hope for ourselves any time just by changing our thoughts and attitudes.
~ Ilchi Lee
Some changes we can control, but we find that many things are inseparably wired into the life we share in local, national, and global communities. For example, the healthy lifestyle you are determined to live and take to be a personal choice of which you have control, is heavily influenced and limited by the culture and industries of the communities you belong to.
~ Ilchi Lee