Quotes About Flexibility

Buffett quoted Keynes: "The difficulty lies not in the new ideas but in escaping from the old ones." Buffett

Biros mostly. Whatever's around."' Waldegrave

Katya had given Mr Blay to understand that he could turn up at any hour of the day or night and he took full and regular advantage of the offer.

My business is not a stepping stone to 'better' things, but a lifestyle choice and a way of work uniquely crafted to fit and finance the way I live. As a result, work is not a Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 endeavour. Instead, my weekdays are a joyous mix of family, friends and office time. Ditto my weekends, actually.

She had always been a chameleon, taking on accents and manners suited to her circumstance, but now she felt as though she had changed into something new, and she couldn't change back.

The destination of the journey could not be altered, only the manner in which one approached it - whether one chose to walk erect or to be dragged complaining through the dust.

adlib. Deriving from the Latin adlibitum, at will, ad lib means to speak words or perform actions not in a script or speech being used. Ad libitum was first recorded in 1705.

You can make anything out of anything.

Third Doctor: A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it is by no means the most interesting

Focus on "pulling the plug" on failed ideas more quickly, not on reducing your failure rate.

Organizations that scale well are filled with people who talk and act as if they are in the middle of a manageable mess.

The lesson from the Big Mac story is that innovations that ought to be scaled won't happen everywhere but can happen anywhere.

Most companies automatically search for fast learners, gregarious people with social graces, who are willing and able to bend to the wishes of others.

variance in people, knowledge, activities, and organizational structures is crucial to creativity and innovation.

So move before the wave. If you don't you'll end up flailing in its backwash.

What I am referring to is the Theory of Next, which states: The key to maintaining a positive mental attitude is to recognize that no one deal is that important. The person with a true positive mental attitude possesses the power to say "Next!" and quickly move on to the next deal when things don't work out.

The bedrock theory I am referring to is the Theory of Reality, which states: Reality is neither the way you wish things to be nor the way they appear to be, but the way they actually are. Either you acknowledge reality and use it to your benefit, or it will automatically work against you.

When it comes to situations that don't work out, whether in my business or personal life, my motto remains: "Next!" Forget about it, move quickly on to the next deal, and let the law of averages work its wonders.

who can draw something of value from any situation have a tendency to do better and remain healthier than those who cannot.

The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.

You can't win at everything, but you can laugh at everything.

He rolled with the unexpected—and much was unexpected on Seeker trips—because he believed in "No matter what.

more John Doe than Mike May. He played with this changing

To be successful in the field, a Monuments officer would need not just knowledge; he would need passion, smarts, flexibility, an understanding of military culture: the way of the gun, the chain of command. In Balfour, Stout saw that mix of keen intellect, practical instincts and respect for the uniform. And it gave him confidence. Just