“People don't alter history any more than birds alter the sky, they just make brief patterns in it.”

“The past is history written in stone that can't be altered. The future is transitory and never guaranteed. Today is the only thing you can alter for certain. Make the most of it.”

“Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.”

“Experts must read the patterns and judge their usefulness as evidence. Under any of numerous pressures, an expert may wish to misread a pattern or even to alter it. Americans had a touching trust in "experts."”

“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.”

“The greatest discovery of any generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of their minds.”

“Societal mores, religious beliefs and more importantly, traditions and habits impede the diffusion of innovations; alterations of behavioral patterns and practices require change, many adamantly oppose.”

“Without any sign of alteration.”

“Dreams can change histories and songs can alter destinies.”

“Though sympathy alone can't alter facts, it can help to make them more bearable.”