--- title: "1 Live Change Quotes By Ed Parker" description: "1 Live Change quotes by Ed Parker. Plus more from Ed Parker and more Live Change sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c43/ed-parker-22900_change_to-live-is-to-change-and-to-obtain-perfe_2533673.png" --- > [To live is to change, and to obtain perfection is to change often.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/to-live-is-to-change-and-to-obtain-perfection-is-to-change-often/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c43/ed-parker-22900_change_to-live-is-to-change-and-to-obtain-perfe_2533673.png) ## More by Ed Parker > [The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/the-intelligent-man-is-one-who-has-successfully-fulfilled-many/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [I come to you with only Karate, Empty Hands. I have no weapons, but should I be forced to defend myself, my principles, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/i-come-to-you-with-only-karate-empty-hands-i-have-no-weapons-but/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [To hear is to doubt, to see is to be deceived, but to feel is to believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/to-hear-is-to-doubt-to-see-is-to-be-deceived-but-to-feel-is-to-believe/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [The true Martial Artist is not the one who fears change, but the one who causes it to happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/the-true-martial-artist-is-not-the-one-who-fears-change-but-the-one/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [It is not the aim of Kenpo to merely produce a skillful as well as powerful practitioner, but to create a well integrated student…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/it-is-not-the-aim-of-kenpo-to-merely-produce-a-skillful-as-well-as/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [Knowledge does not grow like a tree where you dig a hole, plant your feet, cover them with dirt, and pour water on them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/knowledge-does-not-grow-like-a-tree-where-you-dig-a-hole-plant-your/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [Humility and self-restraint is the True Objective of Kenpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/humility-and-self-restraint-is-the-true-objective-of-kenpo/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [The man who is secure within himself has no need to prove anything with force, so he can walk away from a fight with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/the-man-who-is-secure-within-himself-has-no-need-to-prove-anything/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [Condition and guts take over where knowledge and skill end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/condition-and-guts-take-over-where-knowledge-and-skill-end/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [Principles of motion take precedence over sequence of motion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/principles-of-motion-take-precedence-over-sequence-of-motion/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [Time and space may separate us, but not the thoughts and memories that bind us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/time-and-space-may-separate-us-but-not-the-thoughts-and-memories-that/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [Having an open mind does not necessarily lead to perfection. It is your ability to observe, analyze, discern, and understand the true essence that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/having-an-open-mind-does-not-necessarily-lead-to-perfection-it-is/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [I am not going to show you my art. I am going to share it with you. If I show it to you it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/i-am-not-going-to-show-you-my-art-i-am-going-to-share-it-with-you-if/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [There are no pure styles of karate. Purity comes only when pure knuckles meet pure flesh, no matter who delivers or receives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/there-are-no-pure-styles-of-karate-purity-comes-only-when-pure/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) > [What we do want to see is reforms that are going to have a permanent effect on the budget deficit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/what-we-do-want-to-see-is-reforms-that-are-going-to-have-a-permanent/) [Ed Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-parker/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-change/ed-parker/#itemlist", "name": "1 Live Change Quotes By Ed Parker", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To live is to change, and to obtain perfection is to change often.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ed Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-parker/to-live-is-to-change-and-to-obtain-perfection-is-to-change-often/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c43/ed-parker-22900_change_to-live-is-to-change-and-to-obtain-perfe_2533673.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c43/ed-parker-22900_change_to-live-is-to-change-and-to-obtain-perfe_2533673.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c43/ed-parker-22900_change_to-live-is-to-change-and-to-obtain-perfe_2533673.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To live is to change, and to obtain perfection is to change often.” — Ed Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-change/ed-parker/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-change/ed-parker/", "name": "Live Change Quotes by Ed Parker", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-change/ed-parker/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c43/ed-parker-22900_change_to-live-is-to-change-and-to-obtain-perfe_2533673.png" }, "description": "1 Live Change quotes by Ed Parker. 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