„If you want to change the fruits, you will first have to change the roots. If you want to change the visible, you must first change the invisible.“

„If you want to change the world, you have to change the metaphor.“

—  Joseph Campbell American mythologist, writer and lecturer 1904 - 1987

„Nothing is going to change unless you first change“

—  Steve Maraboli 1975

Zdroj: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 73

„Don't ask the world to change — you change first.“

—  Anthony de Mello Indian writer 1931 - 1987

"The Death of Me", p. 151
Awareness (1992)
Zdroj: Awareness: Conversations with the Masters
Kontext: Don't ask the world to change — you change first. Then you'll get a good enough look at the world so that you'll be able to change whatever you think ought to be changed. Take the obstruction out of your own eye. If you don't you have lost the right to change anyone or anything. Till you are aware of yourself, you have no right to interfere with anyone else or with the world.

„If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.“

—  Katharine Hepburn film, stage, and television actress 1907 - 2003

„You can't change laws without first changing human nature.'
-Nurse Greta

You can't change human nature without first changing the law.'
-Nurse Yvonne“

—  Neal Shusterman, kniha Unwind

Zdroj: Unwind

„If you want to change the way people respond to you, change the way you respond to people.“

—  Timothy Leary American psychologist 1920 - 1996

Changing My Mind, Among Others (1982)

„People say, I am afraid of changes. But who is asking you to change? Knowledge is not a change. When you see yourself in the mirror, the first thing you will realize is that beauty that you have always looked for is right there. That's the first thing you will realize. That, to me, is the magic of this Knowledge.“

—  Prem Rawat controversial spiritual leader 1957

Escobar, Argentina, January 23, 1991
1990s

„No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change“

—  Barbara De Angelis American psychologist 1951

„Simply having rules does not change the things that people want to do. You have to change incentives.“

—  Jimmy Wales Wikipedia co-founder and American Internet entrepreneur 1966

Interview with Reason magazine (June 2007) http://reason.com/news/show/119689.html

„All that you touch
You Change.

All that you Change
Changes you.

The only lasting truth
Is Change.

God
Is Change.“

—  Octavia E. Butler, kniha Parable of the Sower

Zdroj: Parable of the Sower (1993), Chapter 1 (p. 3)

„In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first. “

—  Jimi Hendrix American musician, singer and songwriter 1942 - 1970

„Sometimes,” Robert said, “you choose whom you want to be with when you’re too young, and you change, and they don’t change with you.“

—  Cassandra Clare, kniha City of Heavenly Fire

Zdroj: City of Heavenly Fire

„If you want to make enemies, try to change something.“

—  Woodrow Wilson American politician, 28th president of the United States (in office from 1913 to 1921) 1856 - 1924

Address to World's Salesmanship Congress http://books.google.com/books?id=w0IOAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA286&dq=%22want+to+make+enemies,+try+to+change+something%22, Detroit (10 July 1916)
1910s

„If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.“

—  Kurt Lewin German-American psychologist 1890 - 1947

Attributed to Kurt Lewin in: Charles W. Tolman (1996) Problems of Theoretical Psychology - ISTP 1995. p. 31.

„It's like you have a plan and someone comes along and makes you want to change it all, but you still like your first plan, no matter how fantastic the second one makes you feel.“

—  Melina Marchetta Australian teen writer 1965

Zdroj: Saving Francesca

„On the other hand as I have told you, your past continually changes. It does not appear to change for you, for you change with it.“

—  Jane Roberts American Writer 1929 - 1984

Session 234, Page 291
The Early Sessions: Sessions 1-42, 1997, The Early Sessions: Book 5

„Do you want to be what you are or do you want to be what continually changes what you are?“

—  Jordan Peterson Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology 1962

2017 Maps of Meaning 11: The Flood and the Tower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4fjSrVCDvA
Maps of Meaning

„I have always wanted to play different kinds of stuff, but it's hard, first to find good material, and then to change people's perception of you so they'll let you do it. I mean, I would really like to play a poet, but once they get this notion of you as a street guy, it's hard to change that.“

—  Matt Dillon American actor 1964

Terry Lawson (October 1, 1995) "Matter of Maturation? - Actor Swapping Rebellion for Responsibility in Recent Roles", Dayton Daily News, p. 1C.

„If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.“

—  Oprah Winfrey American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist 1954