"Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are." ― Bertolt Brecht Topic(s): Change More From Bertolt Brecht "Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels." "Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably." "What they could do with ’round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization." More In Change "The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them."― Confucius "They say marriage will change you but it didn’t change me. Being in love changed me."― R. Kelly "I got all the respect in the world for the front-runners in this race, but ask yourself: If we replace a Democratic insider with a Republican insider, you think we’re really going to change Washington, D.C.? You don’t have to settle for Washington and Wall Street insiders who supported the Wall Street bailout and the Obamacare individual mandate."― Rick Perry