“People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.”

“Wanting to reform everything is the same thing as wanting to destroy everything.”

Vincenzo Cuoco (1770–1823) Italian historian and writer

“People aren’t used to that way of thinking. They want everything to stay the same”

Paulo Coelho book Aleph

“I want to be alone and I want people to notice me — both at the same time”

Thom Yorke (1968) English musician, philanthropist and singer-songwriter

“Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to reamin the same but get better…”

Sydney J. Harris (1917–1986) American journalist

“Why did everything always change when all you wanted, all you had ever humbly asked of whatever God there might be, was that certain things be allowed to stay the same?”

Richard Yates (1926–1992) Novelist, short story writer

“It's frightening and glamorous and exciting at the same time. I wouldn't change it for anything! After the bad and sad times in my life, it's something I want to do.”

Edie Sedgwick (1943–1971) Socialite, actress, model

“I want to think and at the same time that's the last thing in the world I want to do.”

Erich Maria Remarque book The Black Obelisk

“Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.”

T.S. Eliot (1888–1965) 20th century English author

“I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time.”

John Cale (1942) Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer