Gerald R. Ford Quotes

Things are more like today than they have ever been before.

The future is much like the present, only longer.

Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.

I have seen the future, and it is much like the present, only longer.

The specifics of Cathy's and my life are different now, but the basic life challenges are exactly the same.

The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.

All the time; same as you.

I think continuity is a good thing. But change is sometimes good, too.

Often continuity is visible only in retrospect.

I want to try to keep my life the same.

Honestly, I am always shocked when I see myself in the mirror because I feel exactly the same as I did when I was 18 getting off the plane to go to Juilliard in New York.

There's always, I guess, a philosophy that if you come in, you want to change all the parts, you want to change everything over. I've always tried to preach that consistency and continuity are very, very important. So if I know the baseball people, and I know they're competent and could do the job, I don't see any reason to replace them.

The truth is at the beginning of anything and its end are alike touching.

Things have never been more like the way they are today in history.

I needed some stability, which is why I chose not to change from HRC for this season, which was an option that we had. Apart from being the best team in the world, I also needed some consistency.

I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there.

The more things change, the more they are the same.

I don't think that one day really relates to the next day in life.

But we are entitled to look for continuity in politics.

The future is made of the same stuff as the present.

People need islands of stability during periods of rapid change.

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order.

When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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