Elvira Nabiullina Quotes

Consistency frequently launches its devotees into obstinacy.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

For me, the most important thing is that I adapt quickly to different conditions and be consistent.

Don't get married to the idea of something having to be one way.

Unadaptability is often a virtue.

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

Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it.

There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.

The obstinate Man does not hold Opinions; they hold him.

Persistence in one opinion has never been considered a merit in political leaders.

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never does.

Nothing is more dangerous in practice, than an obstinate, unbending adherence to a system.

Thus an army without flexibility never wins a battle. A tree that is unbending is easily broken.

Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

Be flexible, but stick to your principles.

I'm always open. I try not to have a closed mind. In fact the only reason why I'm able to continue to make films since 1986 is I have been adaptable. If I weren't flexible I sure wouldn't be making films this many years as I've been doing it. I've been making a film a year almost since 1986 and that's hard. That ain't easy.

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.

You gotta be both flexible and persistent.

Inconsistency is the bugbear of fools! I wouldn't give a damn for a fellow who couldn't change his mind with a change of conditions.

It doesn't need to be the same every day, doesn't need to be the same shower I use, the same restaurant I go to, the same hour I go to sleep. I've always been very flexible. I don't care if I practice at nine in the morning or 10 P.M.

The great thing about Yes is that it has always been flexible.

I keep my ears open. The world can change overnight; that's what happens in this world. You never know. You have to keep your eyes and ears open. If you can't keep up, you ain't gonna catch up. I've been making records since 1953, and you just have to keep up.

As the facts change, change your thesis. Don't be a stubborn mule, or you'll get killed.

Consistency is the most overrated of all human virtues... I'm someone who changes his mind all the time.

I'm definitely open to change, but at the same time I am quite stubborn.