Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
dass immer alles anders bleibt
English translation:
our one and only constant is change/change is our only constant
German term
United Kingdom
Translator/Quality English Proofreader
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, German to English
dass immer alles anders bleibt
Authentizität –
die Marke muss authentisch sein, sie muss mit dem Tun, den Programmen, den Aktivitäten, der Kommunikation der Institution in Zusammenhang gebracht werden können. Dies gilt gerade dann, wenn es zu einem Bruch der Standards wie bei Hellmann beschrieben kommt und...
this is the bit that's throwing me!
'...authentisch vermittelt werden soll, dass immer alles anders bleibt.'
All offers of help very welcome, thank you 8)
Jun 12, 2012 05:47: Usch Pilz Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
our one and only constant is change/change is our only constant
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Danke, Harald - have a nice day!
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María Diehn
: Heraklit?
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Danke, María! Ja, auch der. Alles fließt ... ;-)
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Maja_K
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Danke, Maja!
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Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
change is always for the good
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
the unexpected is the norm/expect the unexpected
Not sure about previous entries.
http://eitelsonnensystem.de/de/person/wasti-zuger/
http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/09/entertainment/et-cote9
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United States
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
that we sell, but we never sell out / we are unique and will stay clear from mainstream
"Kai-Uwe Hellmann
Marken und ihre Anhänger
Zur Subkultur von Markengemeinschaften"
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Ss_Bft4Oh30J:www....
that everything stays always not the same
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: paradoxical, yes.... or stays "the same as it never was", as suggested by Cilian (proZ reference link)
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Plus ça change ... Thank you --- I'd always trust your judgment.
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Cilian O'Tuama
: "...stays always not..." is very very strange to my ear // but there is a difference between perplexing and wrong.
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Thank you. That's what "immer alles anders bleibt" is supposed to do.
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Reference comments
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Canada
Friendly, fast & certified!
Native in: German (Variants: Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German), Austrian, Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
Zitat
http://www.papillon-texte.de/2012/01/ungewohnliche-formulier...
http://www.sf-radio.net/buchecke/science_fiction/isbn9-7839-...
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