Quotes About Flexibility

The story is nothing like what you first thought it would be. But so what? It's better - richer, deeper, truer - than the original idea. The idea did its work: it got you thinking. After that, if you feel bound to stick to it no matter what, that idea becomes a ball and chain that you drag with you through the whole process.

When changes come, we start with what we are right then, and then we work to try to become whoever we need to be.

The trick of it was finding a way to let new things into one's life without killing that life to accommodate them.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

When the wind blows,the grass bends.

The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.

They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.

As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.

If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life

Today, most translation work happens remotely, and translators can live almost anywhere. The up and down nature of most freelancers' work loads also lends itself to using free time to take classes, pursue hobbies, travel or spend time with family.

Most translators, even if they work 40 hours a week or more, live a very self-directed lifestyle and can tailor their work day around other interests or commitments such as families.

Most of the time, you'll be able to structure your work day around your peak energy times and your family's needs, rather than your employer's policies.

You cant have your ambient reality put askew without becoming somewhat askew yourself.

Read – and be curious. And if somebody says to you: 'Things are this way. You can't change it' - don't believe a word.

Abenteuer kann man doch nicht planen wie Ballett oder so was. Die warten um die Ecke und - zack! - plötzlich sind sie da!

Read - and be curious. And if somebody says to you: Things are this way. You can´t change it. - don´t believe a word.

I just planted this story, but it's growing the way it wants to, and everyone expects me to know in advance what kind of flowers it will have!

The way out of a crisis was to deal with it as it was, not as you wished it were.

The proprietary advantage once enjoyed by companies who assembled teams under their own roofs and used them only on their own products has been surrendered in the rush to attain some semblance of "lean, efficient" flexibility.

One can never satisfy a closed mind

And so I was. I can put on the cloak of the world I find myself in, however I happen to find myself in it. I can sing any man's tune, and you'd believe me. That's my gift." Birle knew this wasn't a gift he honored.

She felt funny, strange, making up lies as quickly and smoothly as if she'd been doing it all her life.

If you don't like it, alter it. If you can't alter it, put up with it.