Quotes About Flexibility

It is preposterous to suppose that the people of one generation can lay down the best and only rules of government for all who are to come after them, and under unforeseen contingencies.

he swung back and forth between what they told him to do and what he thought would please the public. He was gay and personally charming, and possessed what was called a "mercurial temperament"—meaning that he didn't mind saying the opposite of what he had said yesterday, if in the meantime he had found that he was in danger of losing votes.

You recall what I told you the first time you came to me. I couldn't go any faster than the people would let me. I had to wait, and let events change their minds.

It must be noted that it is often the colleague or direct disciple of a new thinker who gets stuck in literal interpretations of the work, tending to freeze the new ideas and language into an inflexible, static condition.

Without always knowing what we were doing we were constantly adjusting to the arbitrariness by which we were surrounded.

As a winding river must follow the contours of the landscape on its way to the ocean, a business must navigate the undulations of the marketplace on the way to its Everest.

Charles Darwin found that survival is determined by the ability to adapt to circumstances.

Flat ubi vult

Life is messy-- especially now-- it will help if you accept the mess and let it be.

Part of the adventure in life is not always knowing what's going to happen next, and the next part may be grander than your original plan. The key to enjoying the journey is being open to the unknown.

Wie wird das eigentlich mit der Sprache?" fragte die Prinzessin, als wir im Zug nach Helsingör saßen. "Du warst doch schon mal da. Sprichst du denn nun gut schwedisch?" »Ich mache das so«, sagte ich. »Erst spreche ich deutsch, und wenn sie das nicht verstehn, englisch, und wenn sie das nicht verstehn, platt - und wenn das nichts hilft, dann hänge ich an die deutschen Wörter die Endung as an, und dieses Sprech-as verstehas sie ganz gut.«

Basketball Rule #8 Sometimes you have to lean back a little and fade away to get the best shot.

You play the percentages in this game. If you try to plan for every lightning strike and shark attack you just end up paralyzed.

No people are more often wrong than those who will not allow themselves to be wrong.

The rigidity of a bottle's form does not affect the fluidity of the liquid it contains.

The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything -- or nothing.

Well dressed to-day; only a langouti tomorrow. --Mauritius proverb

I admit, I prefer an open mind to a closed one.

Karou had certainly learned that "possible" and "impossible" were rough categories at best.

We live in a world changing so rapidly that what we mean frequently by common sense is doing the thing that would have been right last year.

That's not the spirit of the law, Emma. Remember? The Law is hard, but it is the Law." "I thought it was 'the Law is annoying, but it is also flexible.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.

But you have to learn to bend a little," said Clary with a yawn. Despite the story's content, the rhythm of Jace's voice had made her sleepy. "Or you'll break." "Not if you're strong enough," said Jace firmly.

The Law is annoying, but it is also flexible.