David Durenburger Quotes

In this situation [perestroika] problems and difficulties are unavoidable. For it involves far-reaching changes in everything—in the way of life, the attitude toward work and civic duty. We have chosen, definitively and irrevocably, the route leading to new forms of life: democratizing our society in all spheres.

Most governments and people want reform. It’s the prospect of change that makes reform rare.

If you really want change, you really want it to be inclusive, where everyone's included, otherwise you're just going to have more of the same in the future.

In nature and state, it is safer to change many things than one.

We … need education in the obvious – to learn to transcend our own convictions and to leave room for much that we hold dear to be done away with short of revolution by the orderly change of law.

… evolution over revolution.

Beginning reform is beginning revolution.

Violence never has and never will bring constructive change, but my life experience tells me that most change is violent.

Change comes in various wavelengths. There are changes in the game, changes in the rules of the game, and changes in how the rules are changed

Two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping their outcomes towards success or failure: long-term planning, and willingness to reconsider core values.

You get few chances to make really transformational institutional change.

Successful reform requires a long-term vision, driven by political leadership.

The Arab world’s wave of change was a century in the making, Why expect its effects to become clear in the space of months

I am unapologetic about the need for social change, greater inclusion, and equity.

Creating deep and meaningful change in this country takes time - years and sometimes decades.

When I look at our communities, our country, our justice system, those are things I want to change and I'm committed to changing, and that's going to take sacrifice. Laying the foundation is the hardest part and requires a lot of sacrifice and time.

Society has to change, but the political powers we have at the moment are not enough to effect this change. The whole democratic system would have to be rethought.

I'm not going to change the world overnight. It's one person at a time, and hopefully they're people in positions of power who can help people get in those roles and really, truly embrace colorblind casting.

Now is not the time for us to shy away from challenging ourselves to make substantive change for the better. We have the opportunity to raise the bar in the faith-based world by forging a culture in which inclusivity, diversity, and equality are paramount.

To its great credit, Wimbledon has been a leader in bringing about change and improvement in the sport.

A liberal knows that the only certainty in this life is change but believes that the change can be directed toward a constructive end.

If you want to change the culture, you will have to start by changing the organization.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

We have traditions, attitudes, an attachment to social welfare and even if change is desirable, we won’t accept change overnight.

Progressive change in this country has never come from above.