Be not the first by which a new thing is tried, or the last to lay the old aside.
To make a change often takes a lot of initial energy and effort. This is not unlike a rocket that expends most of its energy in the first few miles even though its destination may be hundreds of thousands of miles away.
Early civilizations complained about still earlier ones, much as we do about both.
The fish only knows that it lives in the water, after it is already on the river bank. Without our awareness of another world out there, it would never occur to us to change.
The only people who like change are wet babies.
Changes start occurring when budgets are cut.
It's only the view from where you sit that makes you feel defeat. Life is full of many aisles, so why don't you change your seat?
Nothing that I can do will change the structure of the universe. But maybe, by raising my voice I can help the greatest of all causes - goodwill among men and peace on earth.
The question is not whether we are able to change but whether we are changing fats enough.
People who wait for changes to occur on the outside before they commit to making changes on the inside will never make any changes at all.
You can't expect to meet the challenges of today with yesterday's tools and expect to be in business tomorrow.
Most of us will do anything to become good except change our way of living.