Quotes About Flexibility

Human beings tolerate what they understand they have to tolerate.

But if everything was always smooth and perfect, you'd get too used to that, you know? You have to have a little bit of disorganization now and then. Otherwise, you'll never really enjoy it when things go right.

You can't always get the perfect moment. Sometimes, you just have to do the best you can under the circumstances.

In a relationship, when does the art of compromise become compromising?

If you want to see it well, you must not stand in one place . . . If you're rooted to a spot, you miss a lot of the grace.

A book can give you most things a relationship can. It can make you laugh, it can make you cry, it can transport you to different worlds and teach you things. You can even take it out to dinner. And if it bores you, you can move on.

Control is an illusion. You think you're in charge and then—whoosh—life happens when you're not looking and you realize the best thing you can do is just roll with it.

A book can't take the place of a man!» «I disagree. A book can give you most things a relationship can. It can make you laugh, it can make you cry, it can transport you to different worlds and teach you things. You can even take it out to dinner. And if bores you, you can move on. Which is pretty much what happens in real life.»

Marriages are like pianos. They go in and out of tune.

I'm like a weather-vane, I start twitching when the wind's on the turn.

But she was used to that by now, used to this kind of waiting, that was slack as worn elastic yet had the tautness of wire.

It is easy to make an idol of routine, finding security within the boundaries you build around your life. Although each day contains twenty-four hours, every single one presents a unique set of circumstances. Don't try to force-fit today into yesterday's mold.

ACCEPT EACH DAY exactly as it comes to you. By that, I mean not only the circumstances of your day but also the condition of your body. Your assignment is to trust Me absolutely, resting in My sovereignty and faithfulness.

You keep your plans tentative, knowing that My plans are far superior.

Instead of trying to fit this day into a preconceived mold, relax and be on the lookout for what I am doing. This mind-set will free you to enjoy Me and to find what I have planned for you to do. This is far better than trying to make things go according to your own plan. Don

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In the politics of human life, consistency is not a virtue.

Earlier than most, Lawrence seemed to embrace the modern concept that history was malleable, that truth was what people were willing to believe.

Effective PMs simply consider more alternatives before giving up than other people do.

Is it better to invest time in making a big masterful plan or instead to start immediately and figure it out as you go?

Being a good lead is all about switching hats: knowing which level of abstraction to work at to solve a problem. It's rarely a question of intelligence; instead, it's picking the right perspective to use on a particular challenge.

A wise person should be learning more all the time, which will require him to develop new ideas and opinions, even if they contradict ones he had in the past.

If you make it clear that you are dead serious and will fight to the end about a particular issue, you force more possibilities to arise.

I want to be taught, not told. I don't mind being proven wrong or trumped provided I learn something, but I did not follow decrees well.