Everett Dirksen Quotes

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

The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.

The test of truth in life is not whether we can remember what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change.

I shall not grow conservative with age.

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.

I will adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.

As I grow older, I have had to discard some ideas and policies because they no longer make sense. This strikes me as entirely healthy. I would invite others to do the same.

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

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.

Don't be afraid to change the model.

By changing the way you do routine things you allow a new man to grow inside you.

You can't stand still on one point for your entire life.

Life is not supposed to be this calcified experience where you don't change.

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

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

Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.

I do believe we're all adaptable, and you're probably more adaptable than you realize.

If I learned anything from Betty coming into my life, it's to just be open to all the things that come along.

One of the ways we women often handicap ourselves is thinking that once we've made a decision or a commitment, we can't change.

The surest thing about me is that I will change my mind.

Many people come to reinvention when life changes around them, but people come in all different stripes. I'm oriented to change.

I have a saying. 'Never judge a book by its cover'. I say that because I don't even know who Ozzy is. I wake up a new person every day.

'Never Have Your Dog Stuffed' is really advice to myself, a reminder to myself not to avoid change or uncertainty, but to go with it, to surf into change.

When the facts change, one ought to change one’s opinion.

If the facts change, I’ll change my opinion. What do you do, Sir?