All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.
Yann MartelTags: madness survival adaptability
It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.
Leon C. MegginsonTags: evolution survival survival-of-the-fittest adaptability misattributed-to-darwin
Human beings, whatever their backgrounds, are more open than we think, that their behavior cannot be confidently predicted from their past, that we are all creatures vulnerable to new thoughts, new attitudes.
And while such vulnerability creates all sorts of possibilities, both good and bad, its very existence is exciting. It means that no human being should be written off, no change in thinking deemed impossible.
Tags: humanity vulnerability dignity adaptability love-and-respect-for-all
It's a fact—everyone is ignorant in some way or another.
Ignorance is our deepest secret.
And it is one of the scariest things out there, because those of us who are most ignorant are also the ones who often don't know it or don't want to admit it.
Here is a quick test:
If you have never changed your mind about some fundamental tenet of your belief, if you have never questioned the basics, and if you have no wish to do so, then you are likely ignorant.
Before it is too late, go out there and find someone who, in your opinion, believes, assumes, or considers certain things very strongly and very differently from you, and just have a basic honest conversation.
It will do both of you good.
Tags: thinking learning questioning questions change secret think ignorance introspection open-mind wise discovery open-mindedness question beliefs open-minded assimilation new ignorant open adaptability ponder mutability new-thought rethinking receptive adapt assimilate incorporating re-evaluating rethink
Sudden shifts and changes are no bad preparation for political life.
Charles DickensTags: change humility leadership adaptability
When you tire of living, change itself seems evil, does it not? for then any change at all disturbs the deathlike peace of the life-weary.
Walter M. Miller Jr.Tags: life death change old-age depression ennui adaptability
Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever.
Tom HoltTags: adaptability
It is not balance you need but adaptability.
Erwin Raphael McManusTags: adaptability
Certainly sand was not suitable for life. Yet, was a stationary condition absolutely indispensable for existence? Didn't unpleasant competition arise precisely because one tried to cling to a fixed position? If one were to give up a fixed position and abandon oneself to the movement of the sands, competition would soon stop. Actually, in the deserts flowers bloomed and insects and other animals lived their lives. These creatures were able to escape competition through their great ability to adjust--for example, the man's beetle family.
While he mused on the effect of the flowing sands, he was seized from time to time by hallucinations in which he himself began to move with the flow.
Tags: competition adaptability fixity
Courage was no that hard to come by for children. No matter the hardships they faced, given a little love and encouragement, their spirits rebounded and thrived.
Adults were different. Their habits and experiences made them inflexible, welding their routines into place, cementing their joys and hurts to create expectations of life that were not in line with the new realities. All around her, Cass saw the dazed expressions and the blank weariness.
Tags: children courage adults post-apocalyptic adaptability
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