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title: "22 Seek Change Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Seek Change quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Seek Change sayings and thoughts."
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> [The word seek is a verb. Are you treating it as such in your life? If you seek change, success, or love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-word-seek-is-a-verb-are-you-treating-it-as-such-in-your-life-if/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Be sure you can better your condition before you seek to change.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milo-winter/be-sure-you-can-better-your-condition-before-you-seek-to-change/)

[Milo Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milo-winter/)

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> [“I do not seek to change the world… I wish to inspire it, for through inspiration comes the rebirth of faith.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emry-kale-owens/i-do-not-seek-to-change-the-world-i-wish-to-inspire-it-for-through/)

[Emry Kale Owens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emry-kale-owens/)

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> [Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kennedy/yet-it-is-the-one-essential-vital-quality-for-those-who-seek-to/)

[Robert Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kennedy/)

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> [In Buddhism what we seek to do is change ourselves into someone who's beautiful to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/in-buddhism-what-we-seek-to-do-is-change-ourselves-into-someone-who-s/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

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> [People seek change not only when threats and opportunities appear, but when we get tired of the ways things are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bettany-hughes/people-seek-change-not-only-when-threats-and-opportunities-appear-but/)

[Bettany Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bettany-hughes/)

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> [“The world is inviolable: it has no beginning and no end. Those who seek to change it will be changed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malinda-lo/the-world-is-inviolable-it-has-no-beginning-and-no-end-those-who-seek/)

[Malinda Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malinda-lo/)

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> [When you find that your life is out of alignment with your grandest idea of yourself, seek to change it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neale-donald-walsch/when-you-find-that-your-life-is-out-of-alignment-with-your-grandest/)

[Neale Donald Walsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neale-donald-walsch/)

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> [If it is peace you want, seek to change yourself, not other people. It is easier to protect your feet with slippers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-it-is-peace-you-want-seek-to-change-yourself-not-other-people-it/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [It gets exhausting when you keep trying to help someone seek change for the better. Sometimes it's hard to see what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-gets-exhausting-when-you-keep-trying-to-help-someone-seek-change/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“When we seek to change others to suit our desires we engage in folly, but when we seek to improve ourselves, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-earle/when-we-seek-to-change-others-to-suit-our-desires-we-engage-in-folly/)

[Christopher Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-earle/)

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> [“why should I seek to change, what has been so precious to me for so long! you can never show better than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/why-should-i-seek-to-change-what-has-been-so-precious-to-me-for-so/)

[Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/)

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> [“Sometimes, we can’t do the things we want to do for ourselves. Sometimes we wait for someone else to do them. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-wolf/sometimes-we-can-t-do-the-things-we-want-to-do-for-ourselves/)

[Sara Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-wolf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/374/sara-wolf-8198_change_sometimes-we-can-t-do-the-things-we-want_1512080.jpg)

> [When dealing with problems, seek not to "change" some aspect of your life but instead, choose who you want to become as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-crawford/when-dealing-with-problems-seek-not-to-change-some-aspect-of-your/)

[Bill Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-crawford/)

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> [If you seek to change your life and attain enlightenment, you must deal with these questions. If there is no truth in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/if-you-seek-to-change-your-life-and-attain-enlightenment-you-must/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

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> [Change is painful. Few people have the courage to seek out change. Most people won’t change until the pain of where they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/change-is-painful-few-people-have-the-courage-to-seek-out-change-most/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

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> [And if that child should ever get the chance to travel the world and someone should ask her where is she from,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/and-if-that-child-should-ever-get-the-chance-to-travel-the-world-and/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [“If we seek to change our circumstances, we will jump from the frying pan into the fire. We must be triumphant exactly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barnhouse/if-we-seek-to-change-our-circumstances-we-will-jump-from-the-frying/)

[Barnhouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barnhouse/)

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> [Better to seek change by inspiration, than out of desperation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-waitley/better-to-seek-change-by-inspiration-than-out-of-desperation/)

[Denis Waitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-waitley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/denis-waitley-977_change_better-to-seek-change-by-inspiration-tha_1083700.jpg)

> [Do not seek to change what has come before. Seek to create that which has not](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-airey/do-not-seek-to-change-what-has-come-before-seek-to-create-that-which/)

[David Airey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-airey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2e/david-airey-52630_change_do-not-seek-to-change-what-has-come-befo_1863798.jpg)

> [Requesting a change of environment was an extremely difficult decision. After a tremendous amount of reflection and numerous conversations with my family,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dany-heatley/requesting-a-change-of-environment-was-an-extremely-difficult/)

[Dany Heatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dany-heatley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/dany-heatley-41848_amount_requesting-a-change-of-environment-was-a_2927328.png)

> [For democracy to function properly it requires accepting the absolute right of individuals and groups to campaign against decisions previously taken by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-grieve/for-democracy-to-function-properly-it-requires-accepting-the-absolute/)

[Dominic Grieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-grieve/)

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