James Russell Lowell Quotes

He who does not move with the times is a dead man

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.

Change is a great and horrible thing, and people love it or hate it at the same time. Without change, however, you just don't move.

I think it is important to grow. Your fans are growing up with you whether you like it or not. You have to keep it fresh and exciting for them. You have to bring something new to the table each time.

As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

The American Dream can no more remain static than can the American nation.... We cannot any longer take an old approach to world problems. They aren't the same problems. It isn't the same world. We must not adopt the methods of our ancestors; instead, we must emulate that pioneer quality in our ancestors that made them attempt new methods for a New World.

Many people repeat the past. I'm not interested. I prefer evolution.

It's all about evolution and for us, we try to think outside the box and not try to duplicate what we've done in the past.

You can't stand still in one spot, no matter how good it is. You have to do something new, keep trying. That's everything.

You've got to change with time.

One must not hesitate to innovate and change with the times. The leader who stands still is not progressing, and he will not remain a leader for long.

The past does not equal the future.

What got us to where we are today is not going to get us to where we need to go tomorrow.

No matter how successful you are, change is always good.

Without change, there is no innovation, creativity or incentive for improvement

We must not stay as we are, doing always what was done last time; or we shall stick in the mud.

The Lesson is, we all need to expose ourselves to the winds of change

You gotta turn with the times, or the times gonna turn on you.

An ounce of logic can be worth more than a ton of tradition that has become obsolete through the weathering of time.

Change comes from a degree of discomfort that allows for and spurs thought and action.

If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less.

Lead the ideas of your time and they will accompany and support you; fall behind them and they drag you along with them; oppose them and they will overwhelm you.

If you don't jump on the new, you don't survive.

Everything evolves, not just music.