Enjoy Quote by Doris Lessing

A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat.

— Lydia M. Child

It is a great pleasure to escape sometimes from the restless class of Reformers. What if these grievances exist? So do you and I.

— Henry David Thoreau

“In the long run, the pessimism of reactionaries never proves to be justified, but neither does the optimism of revolutionaries. The expansion of human…

— René Girard

Revolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay; a lost…

— Robert A. Heinlein

“Every previous revolutionary movement in human history has made the same basic mistake. They’ve all seen power as a static apparatus, as a structure.…

— Richard K. Morgan

Revolution is a drama of passion. We did not win the people over by appealing to reason but by developing hope, trust, fraternity.

— Mao Zedong

The reason for all revolutions is discontent with the contentment of others.

— Sigmund Graff

“Music is playing. We will, we will rock you. But no one will be rocked here. There will be no revolution. People are too…

— Eric Weiner

Few revolutions succeed, and when they do, you often discover they did not gain what you hoped for, and you condemn yourself to perpetual…

— Francesco Guicciardini

“Revolutionary or reformer – the error is the same. Unable to dominate and reform his own attitude towards life, which is everything, or his…

— Fernando Pessoa

Any revolutionary change must be preceded by a passive, affirmative, non-challenging attitude toward change among the mass of our people. They must feel so…

— Saul Alinsky

Revolutions usually start with enthusiasm and end in tears.

— George Soros