Quotes About Flexibility

I'm home schooled, and I have a teacher that goes with me on all my movies.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

Trees have no dogmas. Turnips are singularly broad-minded.

Plan specifically so you can implement flexibly.

Well, life isn't always what one likes.

The older I grow, the more I understand what the burned woman meant. Things I was able to walk through unscathed in my youth would mark me for life or damage me beyond repair now. Things I once shrugged off without thought would now bring about my collapse. I was much more flexible in both mind and body as a youth. I could absorb the impact and roll with the punches.

Don't think outside the box. Go box shopping. Keep trying on one after another until you find the one that catalyzes your thinking. A good box is like a lane marker on the highway. It's a constraint that liberates.

You tell them that you're doing this not because you want to save money on office space but because this is how their generation likes to work.

We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

requisite variety — the ability to survive under varied conditions. Often this means "fixing" input behind the scenes in code so that all the varied inputs conform to the format that the code/database needs

NoSQL databases emerged from unmet needs.

If a self-organizing system becomes too static, it runs down; if it becomes too chaotic, it breaks apart.

The correct answer to almost any question in economics is: It depends.

The world is better served by syncretic economists and policymakers who can hold multiple ideas in their heads than by 'one-handed' economists who promote one big idea regardless of context.

To be honest, when I'm home, every day is a Friday for me. It doesn't really matter what day it is for me. A lot of my friends actually have time off during the week, and so it doesn't prohibit me from enjoying myself when I am home on a Monday or a Tuesday.

Luz's manner of speaking made it clear that she had no idea what she might say next. It wasn't that she made things up, strictly speaking--only that facts were merely a point of departure for her.

In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. ERIC HOFFER

if we stick with a task too long, we lose sight of the goal

change is inevitable, and when it happens, the wisest response is not to wail or whine but to suck it up and deal with

Once we realize that the boundaries between work and play are artificial, we can take matters in hand and begin the difficult task of making life more livable.

What an individual does day to day on the job now must stretch across functional boundaries. Designers analyze. Analysts design. Marketers create. Creators market.

If you're an educator, know that all times are not created equal: