Robert Darnton Quotes

Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.

There is nothing so stable as change.

Words have meaning. And their meaning doesn't change.

We're very reluctant to change, even though we know that all things change, and especially our relationships are just determined to change.

The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different.

There is nothing permanent except change.

Without a possibility of change in meanings human communication could not perform its present functions.

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.

If anything is certain, it is that change is certain. The world we are planning for today will not exist in this form tomorrow.

All human affairs are ever in a state of flux and cannot stand still, either there will be improvement or decline.

It's very easy to think that the way things are is the way things will stay, and life just isn't like that.

Life is change.

Change is the only constant in this unsteady world.

We are always in a state of flux, and taking risks is important.

I believe that change is the essence of life.

Semantics is about the relation of words to thoughts, but it also about the relation of words to other human concerns. Semantics is about the relation of words to reality - the way that speakers commit themselves to a shared understanding of the truth, and the way their thoughts are anchored to things and situations in the world.

There's what people say, and there's what people mean, and I like to explore the difference between the two.

Sometimes altering your position is the right thing. Sometimes it's not.

Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo.

Change is the one thing we can be sure of.

Different times need different types of leadership.

Nothing stands still. The real question is can you change it?

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.

The medium is the message.

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.