Robert Hass Quotes

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.

I guess I crave stability.

I just have tried to adapt to the constant changes that happen all the time in my schedule and try and find any sort of mini-predictability and balance within my very unpredictable life.

I was born on an even keel. Family lore says I never cried, even at birth. I felt at ease on earth, in the right place. And like many children, I took comfort in life's regularity: Every few days it rained, the school bus came and went, and my parents were rooted in their union.

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.

I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do.

I think in my life I have so many things that changed so much with work and my career, and I don't really get to plan out a lot of my days. So when I have something that's familiar - just something that's there - I don't really like to switch it up.

I like consistency. If you've had a childhood like mine, you want some things you can rely on to stay the same.

When I'm home, I go back to the same routine that I've had since I was a kid.

For those trying to protect the past, it is a way of retaining power, status, money, a way a life, predictability, comfort, control, and a bunch of other things like that. It is a struggle against the inevitability of change.

I like stability.

I don't like change.

Repeat reading for me shares a few things with hot-water bottles and thumbsucking: comfort, familiarity, the recurrence of the expected.

There is a comfort in rituals, and rituals provide a framework for stability when you are trying to find answers.

I like predictability because I know what I'm getting into.

Of all the things a body loves, predictability is one of them.

Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.

In my work, I'm called to a job at the drop of a hat, so I like a sense of order to my holidays, and holding a map makes me happy.

I like having a routine, because everything else... is so unpredictable.

For pragmatic reasons, I love the routine. I love the structure of it. I love knowing that my days are free. I know where I'm going at night. I know my life is kind of orderly. I just like that better.

Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.

The stage is a routine. It keeps you grounded, like a metronome. I find that soothing.

I'm always preparing for a regular life.

I have always argued that change becomes stressful and overwhelming only when you've lost any sense of the constancy of your life. You need firm ground to stand on. From there, you can deal with that change.