Joanne Harris Quotes

Does a man shrink from change? Why, what can come into being save by change?

Everyone knows that not all change is good or even necessary. But in a world that is constantly changing, it is to our advantage to learn how to adapt and enjoy something better.

Life will not always change, so we must be willing to change.

Readjusting is a painful process, but most of us need it at one time or another.

Then he asked if I didn’t like things changing. And I said I wouldn’t mind things changing if I became an astronaut, for example, which is one of the biggest changes you can imagine, apart from becoming a girl or dying.

Every change is being forced upon us.

Those that recognize the inevitability of change stand to benefit the most from it.

If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.

When change threatens to rule, then the rules are changed.

When you get old, everything changes - your body changes, your family changes. You can't do what you've always done, anymore. And, either you can complain about things changing - or you can be content. Instead of complaining, you can say: "Oh, yesss! Look at all this change!" You can welcome it.

The best path to happiness is learning to change as rapidly as life does.

Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes - it should be postponed as long as possible and no change would be vastly preferable. But in a period of upheaval, such as the one we are living in, change is the norm.

People don't like change. But make the change fast enough and you go from one type of normal to another.

Even when change is elective, it will disorient you. You may go through anxiety. You will miss aspects of your former life. It doesn't matter. The trick is to know in advance of making any big change that you're going to be thrown off your feet by it. So you prepare for this inevitable disorientation and steady yourself to get through it. Then you take the challenge, make the change, and achieve your dream.

Most people are afraid of change, but if you look at it as something you can always count on, then it can be a comfort.

We have to be prepared for change.

I can adapt to change easily, but I'm not a fan of it.

How you manage change can make all the difference.

We have to learn to adapt to people and changes. Change is good.

The urgent question of our time is whether we can make change our friend and not our enemy.

I've been no stranger to change.

You must welcome change as the rule but not as your ruler.

Constantly adapting yourself to changing times is a very integral part of a successful person's personality because change is the only constant, and one should have the ability to change and adapt to change with time.

You can't stay who you are... Things change and you have to be able to adapt.

Everyone is always making transitions in life.