Change Difficulty Quotes

Changing things is not easy, and I say this without any irony. It is not that someone does not want to, but because it is a hard thing to do. Take Obama, a forward-thinking man, a liberal, a democrat. Did he not pledge to shut down Guantanamo before his election? But did he do it? No, he did not. And may I ask why not? Did he not want to do it? He wanted to, I am sure he did, but it did not work out. He sincerely wanted to do it, but did not succeed, since it turned out to be very complicated.

But I think it's always difficult when a product that you're using and accustomed to changes.

We must bear in mind, then, that there is nothing more difficult and dangerous, or more doubtful of success, than an attempt to introduce a new order of things in any state. For the innovator has for enemies all those who derived advantages from the old order of things, whilst those who expect to be benefited by the new institutions will be but lukewarm defenders.

Pain is important, and changing who you are is difficult, painful, and scary. Most of the self-help industry sees change as this euphoric, liberating thing and tells you that you can be happy all the time. I think the opposite.

Change, while sometimes good, is difficult to absorb. I think that a part of it is just having to see the results.

We cannot, in a moment, get rid of habits of a lifetime.

As an OCD guy, I find change difficult.

When you have a model that's worked very well, it's very hard to change.

I know that it is hard for one who has held the reins for so long to give up

Sometimes it was harder to change the past than it was the future.

I have to say it's been tough to leave the Ferrari family, which has been a big part of my career.

Change is hard, I should know. I should know.

It is easier to tear down a code than to put a new one in its place.

Before we can be cured we must want to be cured. Those who really wish for help will get it, but for many modern people even the wish is difficult.

I think the most common meme is that it's too difficult to change. It's too risky to change. My nature doesn't allow me to change.

People, unless they are nilly-willy or very sick, cannot be taken into the hands and be changed overnight into somthing more worth-while and profitable.

When you've been Bayern for so long and it's your second home, moving away from here is not easy.

It's generally much easier to kill an organization than to change it substantially.

It's hard to change adults, and it's hard to change it from a political position or a perceived political position.

The second season is always easier than the first one. When you change, it's always more difficult. You have to adapt to the way your team plays; you have to adapt to your team-mates, to the league, to the referees.

Habits are soon assumed; but when we strive to strip them off, 'tis being flayed alive.

One has to change one's life. Maybe this is easier for people who have nothing to do than for those who have something to do.

It's one thing to change regulations on the city level, another on the state, and still another on the federal. The higher the levels are, the more difficult change gets.

It’s hard letting go in the past when there are no firm handholds in the future.

When you have large systems, it becomes almost impossible to make even very simple changes.