Do you believe that the proverbial leopard can not change his spots?

I think some leopards can change their spots if they really want to badly enough, but I think it happens only rarely.

I disagree

Some can change, some can't.

On a leopard by leopard basis.

*shrugs*

I agree with the proverb. It is hard to totally reinvent yourself.

No, I disagree.

Hey, you're on the wrong survey!

Hard, yes...but impossible??

I don't know for sure.

There have been many shy introverted nerdy teens who end up becoming outgoing, charismatic and influential. If that isn't a reinvention, I'm not sure what it is.

Leopard by deopard basis. But usually not, or else I have not observed it.

mostly

Some can, some can never.

Not without cosmetic surgery anyway...

I don't really understand the proverb. If its to be taken literally, then yes, I agree. But there's a lot of different ways you could think of this question and I just don't get it.

With a spiritual awakening, I think people can change. Under other circumstances, it would depend on many variables. I think after a certain age, some things are too ingrained into one's being, making them unable to change. To answer the question, as some have answered it, some can, some can never.

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I'd say I agree - a leopard can't change his spots. But I think a leopard can change other things. I just saw the Lion King so I know that lions can choose to be vegetarians (and dance and sing too). Then again, those are lions, not leopards. But the point is, I think there are some things you can change and some you can't.

I think that it is very odd how you give your email addy in all of your responses.

There have been the popular teens in school that turned out to be dweebs later in life... or wait, some of em were always dweebs weren't they?

What other way can there be besides the "proverbial sense"?

The literal one?

Well duh a leopard can't literally change its spots, so it's OBVIOUSLY the "proverbial" way.

Jesus Christ

Most people can change their spots--particularly if they want to badly enough. I think that it is extremely damaging to the good intentions of motivated leopards to tell them that they can't change. Of course, there are a few people who are f-BLEEP-in' evil through and through and wouldn't want to change, but they are few and far between.

I feel fairly strongly that a person can completely change themselves, their brain chemistry, their actions and reactions to people and situations, as well as all of their attitudes and behaviors. What you can't always change is how other people see you.

Very true. I just had an incredibly painful experience because of that...

I've seen quite a few people change their lives- myself being one of them.

I have known some people who have changed for the better.Then again, I know some real rotters who stayed that way 'til the day they died.

Everyone can change with the right conditions or desire.

i do believe that a person can change if he or she wants to bad enough. Hence organizations like Na and AA are founded that people can change.

If I understand this choice correctly, I believe that people can change but many variables affect this ability and likelihood, both internal to the leopard and external, making it a leopard by leopard basis (some will/some won't)

hehehe really I have never heard this phrase spoken before so really I can't tell ya but I'll get back to you on that one so please stand by......

Yes they do,& had I know that,I wouldn't have invested so much time & friendship into the relationship!