Roxane Gay Quotes

I used to think, 'Everything's okay, or will be. I'll go on with this stance.' But after the World Cup, I was open to everything: if someone suggested a change in my technique I felt could work for me, I was willing to give it a try.

I'm not afraid of changing something to try to be better at it.

I'm always adapting, I'm always learning, and I'm always changing.

I try my best to learn from other people's mistakes. I have a lot of respect for people who can change.

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.

There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties or you alter yourself meeting them.

I think it was always there and it was maybe a matter of bringing it out. It was harder than I thought it would be and I had to try harder. I had to regain my confidence, maybe the most important thing. I have learned a lot to relax. I know what I can do now, and I do it.

I've always wanted to push myself and move with the tide. That's just how I am and it's worked for me.

I never stop making sure that what I say is the best of what could be said about a particular thing. It's a constant evolution. If I planted a tree one way yesterday, and somebody tells me of a better way to plant a tree, I think, 'You know, they're right, that's better.' Then I change my way to accommodate the new way of planting trees.

He that never changes his opinion never corrects mistakes and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

I am forever learning and changing.

I don't think I've ever been moulded but I think I am always learning.

It is not easy for me to accept criticism and reassess my way of doing things.

Only stupid people don't change their minds.

I can change my mind and can learn other things. And anything I don't know, I'm capable of learning if I so desire or if it's necessary.

You are never too young to learn, never too old to change.

You can teach an old dog new tricks, and this old dog wants to learn.

I've been at two different high schools, two different colleges, so I've learned some new playbooks, and that always helps me.

Everyone will have struggles, but I am willing to learn, and I am coachable.

I think it's important for me to keep adapting.

As I continue to learn, I'll continue to do different things.

Seasoned queens can also learn new tricks, right?

Often the most unexpected, unpredictable moments in life are the ones that leave the biggest impression and that teach us to roll with the punches.

I am very much a person who likes to change with the times. Education is what it is all about.

My life was always one year here, I squeezed out what I could from it, enjoyed it the most possible and changed. That was the way of life I had.