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title: "22 History Change Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 22 History Change quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best History Change sayings and thoughts."
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> [The past is history. I can't change any of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/goldust/the-past-is-history-i-can-t-change-any-of-that/)

[Goldust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/goldust/)

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> [History is change happening one person at a time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/history-is-change-happening-one-person-at-a-time/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

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> [If you can't change history, then let history change you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arnold-swazy/if-you-can-t-change-history-then-let-history-change-you/)

[Arnold Swazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arnold-swazy/)

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> [A lot of things in history change over time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/a-lot-of-things-in-history-change-over-time/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

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> [“In order to be written into History; one must first change it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darrius-garrett/in-order-to-be-written-into-history-one-must-first-change-it/)

[Darrius Garrett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darrius-garrett/)

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> [You can't change past history. But, you can change the future's history by cleansing your soul today. Forget, forgive, and love passionately.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/majdi-rabah/you-can-t-change-past-history-but-you-can-change-the-future-s-history/)

[Majdi Rabah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/majdi-rabah/)

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> [“The history of American journalism, then, is a history of change. To survive the change foisted on it by new delivery systems,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-schieffer/the-history-of-american-journalism-then-is-a-history-of-change-to/)

[Bob Schieffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-schieffer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/bob-schieffer-10581_change_the-history-of-american-journalism-then_3005941.png)

> [Cut the umbilical cord to yesterday. Although we can't change history, we change the effect the past has on the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-ezell/cut-the-umbilical-cord-to-yesterday-although-we-can-t-change-history/)

[Lee Ezell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-ezell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/lee-ezell-63960_bitterness_cut-the-umbilical-cord-to-yesterday-alth_2671503.jpg)

> [They did not know what we can now sense as we contemplate the course of history: that change begins in the soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-kafka/they-did-not-know-what-we-can-now-sense-as-we-contemplate-the-course/)

[Franz Kafka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-kafka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/franz-kafka-214_change_they-did-not-know-what-we-can-now-sense_2584506.jpg)

> [Life’s all about the revolution, isn’t it? The one inside, I mean. You can’t change history. You can’t change the world. All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/life-s-all-about-the-revolution-isn-t-it-the-one-inside-i-mean-you/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

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> [“You told me once that history matters, but it's frozen, set in stone. This is part of our history. I can't change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-carmack-finding-it/you-told-me-once-that-history-matters-but-it-s-frozen-set-in-stone/)

[Cora Carmack Finding It](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-carmack-finding-it/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/cora-carmack-finding-it-37916_history_you-told-me-once-that-history-matters-bu_659736.jpg)

> [They did not know what we can now guess at, contemplating the course of history: that change begins in the soul before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-kafka/they-did-not-know-what-we-can-now-guess-at-contemplating-the-course/)

[Franz Kafka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-kafka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/franz-kafka-214_change_they-did-not-know-what-we-can-now-guess_1297840.jpg)

> [I can't change history, I don't want to change history. I can only change the future. I'm working on that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boris-becker/i-can-t-change-history-i-don-t-want-to-change-history-i-can-only/)

[Boris Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boris-becker/)

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> [“The butterfly effect deals in the tendency of infinitesimal variations to amplify over time. ""You never play around with history, because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erika-johansen/the-butterfly-effect-deals-in-the-tendency-of-infinitesimal/)

[Erika Johansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erika-johansen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/065/erika-johansen-21873_butterfly-effect_the-butterfly-effect-deals-in-the-tenden_1451175.jpg)

> [“One life and another: that’s what matters. You have to understand: history can change people, but people can change history too. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dexter-palmer/one-life-and-another-that-s-what-matters-you-have-to-understand/)

[Dexter Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dexter-palmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8a/dexter-palmer-19267_history_one-life-and-another-that-s-what-matters_1338645.jpg)

> [History will never change because of politics or conquests or theories or wars; that's mere repitition, it's been going on since the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/history-will-never-change-because-of-politics-or-conquests-or/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c54/paulo-coelho-10_able_history-will-never-change-because-of-pol_2996803.jpg)

> [We have learned from history that change is never easy, that it usually doesn't look pretty, especially in today's politically-charged environment where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cris-carter/we-have-learned-from-history-that-change-is-never-easy-that-it/)

[Cris Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cris-carter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/cris-carter-7029_change_we-have-learned-from-history-that-change_354623.jpg)

> [There are periods in history when change is necessary, and other periods when it is better to keep everything for the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-mosley/there-are-periods-in-history-when-change-is-necessary-and-other/)

[Oswald Mosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-mosley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a7/oswald-mosley-29351_age_there-are-periods-in-history-when-change_3081319.jpg)

> [For any student of history, change is the law of life. Any attempt to contain it guarantees an explosion down the road;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-a-kissinger/for-any-student-of-history-change-is-the-law-of-life-any-attempt-to/)

[Henry A. Kissinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-a-kissinger/)

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> [We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-d-laing/we-live-in-a-moment-of-history-where-change-is-so-speeded-up-that-we/)

[R. D. Laing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-d-laing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/r-d-laing-4861_change_we-live-in-a-moment-of-history-where-cha_58828.jpg)

> [History will only change when we are able to use the energy of love, just as we use the energy of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/history-will-only-change-when-we-are-able-to-use-the-energy-of-love/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/paulo-coelho-10_able_history-will-only-change-when-we-are-abl_2503941.jpg)

> [You may not be able to change the events of your history, but you can change the story you've attached to those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-chan/you-may-not-be-able-to-change-the-events-of-your-history-but-you-can/)

[Amy Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-chan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/amy-chan-22921_able_you-may-not-be-able-to-change-the-events_695337.jpg)

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