I change the language with which I use my voice. In opera, I know I have an orchestra behind me; I have to communicate to people very far from me. – Andrea Bocelli
Sometime during the mid-50s I said, ‘I am an artist.’ Before that, for many years, I had said, ‘I’m going to be an artist.’ Then I went through a change of mind and a change of heart. What made ‘going to be an artist’ into ‘being an artist’, was, in part, a spiritual change. – Jasper Johns
If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction. – Jennifer Granholm
Until the people, by amendment, change the constitution, I urge that the counties cooperate with one another, that future road work be more uniform, and done in such a way that it will result in connected and continuous highways. – Arthur Capper
We think it is complicated to change the world. Change comes little by little. Nothing worthwhile can happen in one generation. – Andrew Young
For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise. – Benjamin Franklin
I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, ‘I’ve made mistakes, I’m off course, I need to change.’ Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that’s why it interests me so. – Joss Whedon
Things change and work changes. Right now I like the idea of enveloping a space and getting messages across that connect to the world in ways that seem familiar but are different. – Barbara Kruger
Every time I see my brother, I just praise God for God’s grace in his life. Because if God can change Franklin from a prodigal into a man of God, he can do it for anybody. – Anne Graham Lotz
Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance to adjust our course. – Ban Ki-moon
I’m extremely optimistic about rapid transformation and change of things in Africa in general. – Binyavanga Wainaina
Thoughts will change and shift just like the wind and the water when you’re on the boat; thoughts are no different than anything else. – Jeff Bridges
In college, I was always disappointed by lectures that covered social problems but failed to identify what I could do to change them. Part of the problem was that many professors simply didn’t believe they had a role in converting awareness to action. – Ben Rattray
I think a very good system in a world with a lot of passive investors is one in which there are at least a few entrepreneurial investors, prepared to say what they think, prepared to propose a change in management, change in strategy, change in cost structure, capital structure. – Bill Ackman
A photograph doesn’t gain weight or lose weight, or change from being happy to being sad. It’s frozen. You can use it, then recycle it. – Chuck Close
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don’t let yourself be lulled into inaction. – Bill Gates
At some point during my travels, I had a slight change of focus which would end up defining the rest of my career. I began taking pictures of people. In addition to all the buildings, street signs and fire hydrants, I started photographing some of the interesting humans that passed by me on the street. – Brandon Stanton
Your surroundings may change but your essence and your personality pretty much stay the same. – Jenna Dewan
Citizens, the priority now is to recover trust between the Egyptian – amongst the Egyptians and to have trust and confidence in our economy and international reputation and the fact that the change that we have embarked on will carry on and there’s no going back to the old days. – Hosni Mubarak
Feminism means something – legislation, cultural change – but ‘Girl Power’ meant nothing more than being friends with your friends. – Caitlin Moran
Obviously, if I could go back and change anything, I would be a perfect man. And I know there’s no perfect man. – Allen Iverson
Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. – Jesse Jackson
When I make a change, like when I found out I had high cholesterol, I just changed my lifestyle. – Amanda Peet
There can be no democracy without truth. There can be no truth without controversy, there can be no change without freedom. Without freedom there can be no progress. – Andrew Young
Your race and gender don’t change, but you can choose to change your political affiliation at will. – John Podhoretz
I always said that you can use the same vehicle although the driver will change, or the same vehicle to go for the race. It’s a different driver, this is exactly what’s happening to the cabinet. – Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival. – Andrew Young