“Set lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from one to the next, but at the same time, you have to be spontaneous and take requests and change the set list at the drop of a hat.”
Change is the only constant, which does not make it any easier to deal with. These quotes explore transformation — personal, social, political — and the uncomfortable truth that growth almost always requires leaving something familiar behind.
“I know that my race must change.”
“Set lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from one to the next, but at the same time, you have to be spontaneous and take requests and change the set list at the drop of a hat.”
“The first resistance to social change is to say it's not necessary.”
“It is absolutely impossible to transcend the laws of nature. What can change in historically different circumstances is only the form in which these laws expose themselves.”
“If you're unhappy, you should change what you're doing.”
“As far as friendships go, things change even without the fame. People start moving on. I have a few friends that are married and are starting to have kids and I'm like, 'Oh my goodness gracious - that's so insane.' I also have friends who are just doing their own thing, which is cool.”
“What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.”
“Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does not want to change it.”
“To improve is to change to be perfect is to change often.”
“The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didn't change the name of our country.”
“You change with the guys you date.”
“We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.”
“In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.”
“Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.”
“The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.”
“What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.”