Spencer Johnson Quotes

One cannot manage change. One can only be ahead of it.

Great economic and social forces flow with a tidal sweep over communities that are only half conscious of them. Wise statesmen are those who foresee what time is thus bringing, and endeavor to shape institutions and to mold men's thought and purpose in accordance with the change that is silently surrounding them.

Accommodation to change, the thoughtful pursuit of alternative futures are keys to the survival of civilization and perhaps of the human species.

Very often we support change, and then are swept away by the change. I think that...you just make your own response to your own generation. A response adequate to your time.

Change is constant in a progressive country.

We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.

It is a secret both in nature and state, that it is safer to change many things than one.

Progress and growth are impossible if you always do things the way you've always done things.

Everything possessed the power to transform itself, or else, and what meant more, to be transformed.

If you do not change, you can become extinct !

Never accept or be too comfortable with the status quo, because the companies that get into trouble are historically the ones that aren't able to adapt to change and respond quickly enough.

Our ability to adapt is amazing. Our ability to change isn't quite as spectacular.

To change skins, evolve into new cycles, I feel one has to learn to discard. If one changes internally one should not continue to live with the same objects. They reflect one's mind and psyche of yesterday. I throw away what has no dynamic, living use.

Everyone knows that not all change is good or even necessary. But in a world that is constantly changing, it is to our advantage to learn how to adapt and enjoy something better.

Don't be afraid of change, because it is leading you to a new beginning.

Expect change. Analyze the landscape. Take the opportunities. Stop being the chess piece; become the player. It's your move.

Things don't change, but by and by our wishes change.

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

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.

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

Life consists in molting our illusions. We form creeds today only to throw them away tomorrow. The eagle molts a feather because he is growing a better one.

One of the most difficult things in life for any individual or business is to accept and adopt change.

I feel that when we leave here I think it's just another transition and whatever it is I hope I'm prepared for it.

The family is constantly changing, as each member changes. Some changes we recognize as developments, and the pleasure they bringusually makes us more adaptable. Some changes threaten, or disappoint other members, who may try to resist the change, or punish someone for changing.