“If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.”

“Simply having rules does not change the things that people want to do. You have to change incentives.”

“The hard thing about death is that nothing ever changes. The hard thing about life is that nothing stays the same.”

“Things don't stay the way they are," said Finnerty. "It's too entertaining to try to change them.”

“A big advantage of the serial-number approach to identity is that things stay the same even as they change.”

“I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.”

“I want to start a revolution, I can't change things overnight but in 100–200 years, there will be very few pure Japanese left, so we have to start changing the way we think.”

“There are things we want, and things we may have…. Sanity lies in knowing the difference.”

“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?”

“I stay focused on details
It keeps me from feeling the big things
But watch the microscope long enough
Things that seem still are still changing”