120 Top-Notch Quotes about Change Management

"I'm not a fan of facts. You see, the facts can change, but my opinion will never change, no matter what the facts are."

Stephen Tyrone Colbert (May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor.


"Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes it should be postponed as long as possible and no change would be vastly preferable. But in a period of upheaval, such as the one we are living in, change is the norm."

Peter Ferdinand Drucker (November 19, 1909 – November 11, 2005) was a writer, management consultant, and self-described "social ecologist." His books and scholarly and popular articles explored how humans are organized across the business, government and the nonprofit sectors of society. He is one of the best-known and most widely influential thinkers and writers on the subject of management theory and practice.


"In a time of drastic change it is the learned who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists."

Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983) was an American social writer and philosopher. He produced ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983 by President of the United States Ronald Reagan.


"When the speed of changes outside the organization exceeds the speed of change within, the end is near."

John Francis (born November 19, 1935) is an American businessman and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. Welch's net worth is estimated at $720 million.


"He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery."

James Harold Wilson (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British Labour politician. One of the most prominent British politicians of the latter half of the 20th century, he served two terms as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, first from 1964 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1976.


"I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a 'transformer' in any situation. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires: vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage and faith to be a transforming leader."

Stephen R. Covey (born October 24, 1932) wrote the best-selling book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.


"Life is not a static thing. The only people who do not change their minds are incompetents in asylums, who can't are those in cemeteries."

Everett McKinly Dirksen (-)


"It is business that can exercise the fastest degree of change by seeing the opportunity rather than the threat."

Christopher Murray Paul-Huhne (born 2 July 1954) is a former British cabinet minister.


"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily."

John C. Maxwell (born February 20, 1947) is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 50 books, primarily focusing on leadership.


"When was the last time you did something for the first time."

John C. Maxwell (born February 20, 1947) is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 50 books, primarily focusing on leadership.