Iris Apfel Quotes

Not every year is going to be the same and you just kind of have to just roll with the punches.

I roll with the punches.

So I just decided to relax into it, bumpy and crazy as it might be, and try for once to just go along for the ride.

Maybe my fairy tale has a different ending than I dreamed it would. But that's OK.

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.

Life doesn't care about your vision. Stuff happens, and you've just got to deal with it. You roll with it; that's the beauty of it all.

No matter what you thought your plans were, that's not how things are going to work out, and that's the only way you can really, I think, live successfully.

My life is so crazy! I learned early on to really embrace change and enjoy the ride.

Change never bothers me, not really.

I'm trying to just take things as they come, not to try to expect too much, just do my job and hope things work out.

I have learned to take things as they come.

You don't ever really wanna be let go from a job, but like anything that happens in life, you gotta make the best of your situation.

There's going to be ups, there's going to be downs and you're going to have to roll with the punches.

Things are constantly in flux and changing, and as crazy-making as that can be, it's also the thing that can get you through tough times - 'Well, things change.'

Each new day has a different shape to it. You just roll with it.

You can't always have your way. Sometimes life is going to go a different direction. But you've got to learn how to adjust, and you've got to learn how to deal with it.

There’s no remaking reality... Just take it as it comes. Hold your ground and take it as it comes. There’s no other way.

Stay fluid and roll with those changes. Life is just a big extended improvisation.

Life doesn't care about your vision. You just gotta roll with it.

I figure that I'm always going to be fine, one way or another, but I do worry about other people who have difficulty moving from one world to the next. It's the folks who are truly invested in their lives who have the hardest time with change.

Adaptability cushions the impact of change or disappointment.

People would pull the rug out from under me. So I learnt how to dance on a moving carpet.

Let the world be as it is and learn to rock with the waves.

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

What I know for sure is that the only way to endure the quake is to adjust your stance. You can't avoid the daily tremors. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand.