Quotes About Flexibility

I don't think I ever went down that movie star path. I always enjoy taking a 90-degree turn from the last thing I did.

You set paths for yourself, but as you get older, things change.

One of the writers I most admire is Hilary Mantel because in the middle of her career, she just changed paths entirely and became just a totally different novelist.

I'm so used to doing stuff, as you can imagine, fast and on the go, and just calming down, being patient for me is something I have yet to get used to.

Patriotism need not be puritanical.

I believe in, 'I do it my way, and you do it your way, and then see what works' pattern. I think that comes with me having worked as an assistant director earlier, which I really enjoyed.

There's no fixed pattern or formula to life.

I don't have a pattern in my life. That makes me a great boyfriend because it's exciting. But I may not make a great husband.

When I grew up, there were common patterns to people's lives. Now everybody is just making it up as they go along.

Most players want to follow a pattern, especially when they're doing well, and when it goes wrong, they start looking for other patterns to do.

You have to be flexible according to patterns and needs of director.

It takes a little bit more mentally to figure out what I need to do to be most effective. The game is ever evolving. So you have to constantly pay attention to the change because you don't want to be left behind.

You can't get married to any one particular plan. That is the biggest lesson I learned at PayPal.

There's always a pencil in my bag. I put everything in pencil in my datebook. I live in L.A. - everyone's flaky.

I'm the sort of person who doesn't write in ink. I only write in pencil, so it can be rubbed out.

I learned one of the very important lessons in life in the 9/11 attacks. It's good to have a plan for your future; it's even better to write your plan in pencil.

I always write in pencil, so I can erase.

With pencil, you can always erase.

You can't train a penguin to act. You kind of have to take what you get.

People change their partners like they are changing clothes. It's very common now.

I am a laptop boy. People say: 'Where's your studio?' I say: 'It's in my laptop, in my rucksack.'

I just want to play, whether it's on the right or the left. I give 100 per cent all the time.

If I'm asked to play a certain position, I'll do it 100 per cent.

What is important is that one utilizes one's intellect and not to be 100 percent sure about one's convictions. One should always leave room for doubt.