Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

The fundamental vision hasn't changed. What does change is how you get there, because there are still problems you have to figure out.

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

Change is inevitable, and you can't stop that change. You say, 'Wait, stop,' and it just drives right over you.

Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.

There is resistance to change. There's a resistance to ideas.

Listen, the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas.

The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny man's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

You must be in tune with the times and prepared to break with tradition.

Once an organization has a strong sense of mission, leaders can focus on trying new things.

Government has been a fossil: it should be a plant.

France has chosen to ignore the great transformation of the 21st century and cultivate a [culture of] status quo and rigidity.

Time and changes in the condition and constitution of society may require occasional and corresponding modifications

If the modes are changing, one goes along with it, I guess.

We will pay a heavy price if we insist on navigating the 21st century with a 20th century mindset.

Change has to come. It's not always what you'd like. It's what other people like.

As soon as I hear that there's something to get used to, I know that I won't; I sort of pledge myself to not getting used to it.

Those who will not face improvements because they are changes, will face changes that are not improvements.

An organization which just perpetuates today's level of vision, excellence, and accomplishment has lost the capacity to adapt.

One can describe the world of today to the people of today only if one describes it as capable of alteration.

For new ideas to be translated into new realities requires not only clarity of vision but also the opportunity to change old realities.

Just because you start out as one thing, it doesn't mean you can't grow into something else.

In this Revolution, no plans have been written for retreat. Those who will not get into step will find that the parade has passed them by.

I wonder whether there has been too much emphasis on teaching women to conform, to fit into the system. Certainly that suits conservative organizations in conservative times. But now ... innovation and creativity are necessary.

The people generally get accustomed to the established order of things and begin to tremble at the very idea of a change. It is this lethargical spirit that needs be replaced by the revolutionary spirit.

When things change a lot, some guys handle the change better than others, but that doesn't mean the guys that take longer to get the hang of things are suddenly slow drivers!