--- title: "8 Change American Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Change American quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Change American sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/frances-fox-piven-41878_american-society_the-only-way-to-change-american-society_293287.png" --- > [The only way to change American society, and indeed I think this is true of other societies as well, is for people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-fox-piven/the-only-way-to-change-american-society-and-indeed-i-think-this-is/) [Frances Fox Piven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-fox-piven/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/frances-fox-piven-41878_american-society_the-only-way-to-change-american-society_293287.png) > [The fact that so many are willing to accept need-based aid signals a fundamental change in the American character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-eberstadt/the-fact-that-so-many-are-willing-to-accept-need-based-aid-signals-a/) [Nicholas Eberstadt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-eberstadt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95b/nicholas-eberstadt-83994_accepting_the-fact-that-so-many-are-willing-to-acc_1009222.png) > [The '60s were a time of great change in American music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-patsavas/the-60s-were-a-time-of-great-change-in-american-music/) [Alexandra Patsavas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-patsavas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/alexandra-patsavas-47034_american-music_the-60s-were-a-time-of-great-change-in-a_1491255.jpg) > [Constant change is part of the American culture for most people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-pruitt/constant-change-is-part-of-the-american-culture-for-most-people/) [Rob Pruitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-pruitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b85/rob-pruitt-54718_american-culture_constant-change-is-part-of-the-american_1561120.jpg) > [I would not change very much about the American theater. I marvel and rejoice in the way the country's regional theaters have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-ludwig/i-would-not-change-very-much-about-the-american-theater-i-marvel-and/) [Ken Ludwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-ludwig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/ken-ludwig-52133_country_i-would-not-change-very-much-about-the-a_2119153.jpg) > [I believe that the only way to change American society, and indeed I think this is true of other societies as well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-fox-piven/i-believe-that-the-only-way-to-change-american-society-and-indeed-i/) [Frances Fox Piven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-fox-piven/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/frances-fox-piven-41878_american-society_i-believe-that-the-only-way-to-change-am_2184008.png) > [Let me start off by saying that in 2000 I said, 'Vote for me. I'm an agent of change.' In 2004, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/let-me-start-off-by-saying-that-in-2000-i-said-vote-for-me-i-m-an/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac2/george-w-bush-64_agents_let-me-start-off-by-saying-that-in-2000_2379715.jpg) > [You can't jam change down the American people's throat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-hastert/you-can-t-jam-change-down-the-american-people-s-throat/) [Dennis Hastert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-hastert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d7/dennis-hastert-17805_american-people_you-can-t-jam-change-down-the-american-p_2570490.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change-american/#itemlist", "name": "Change American Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The only way to change American society, and indeed I think this is true of other societies as well, is for people to discover the power latent in the 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