John W. Henry Quotes

I like change, and I like being in the middle of change.

I think actually what keeps the intensity manageable - it's a little counterintuitive - is that it's changing all the time. Every week is different for me.

In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.

Wrestling is eye-opening because it's constantly changing.

I used to think that running an organization was equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I don't think that's quite it; it's more like jazz. There is more improvisation. Someone once wrote that the sound of surprise is jazz, and if there's any one thing that we must try to get used to in this world, it's surprise and the unexpected. Truly, we are living in world where the only thing that's constant is change.

Things always change and you can't ever say never, because you don't know what is around the corner.

You change your business plan to anticipate and adapt to changes in the marketplace.

I can play as a No. 8, a No. 10, out wide. Wherever I play, I'll be happy, I'm sure.

If the spaces open up in the attack, then of course I'm willing to take it because I love to get involved; I love to get crosses in. I love to do combinations and just bring a different aspect to our game.

In a country like India, with an ever-changing demography, adaptability is the most important attribute to survive in the industry.

I don't have a favorite part. My current part is my favorite part. And when I do the next thing, that will be my favorite part.

I like to play in the middle, even though I can play on both wings.

I think that the power of reinvention is very important.

My normal is craziness - moving around and jumping from team to team and having to get used to different guys in a short period of time.

I want to become the ultimate centre forward. I want to be able to play on the left, on the right, and down the middle.

A little makeover never hurt nobody.

I constantly modify myself. There are downfalls to that because you are constantly trying to figure out who you are, but at the same time, I'm blessed with the lack of base paint on the canvas.

Tactically, I know how to play on one side even though I remain convinced that I can play better through the middle.

I used to have a five-year plan when I was younger. But that's changed. Technology is changing every day. So you have to live in the day. You have to see what the opportunities are, and go for them.

You never have to change your scene because you're always comfortable with evolving.

It's been my habit of mind, over these years, to understand that every situation in which human beings are involved can be turned on its head. Everything someone assures me to be true might not be. Every pillar of belief the world rests on may or may not be about to explode. Most things don't stay the way they are very long. Knowing this, however, has not made me cynical. Cynical means believing that good isn't possible; and I know for a fact that good is. I simply take nothing for granted and try to be ready for the change that's soon to come.

Life is fluid, ever evolving. The more dynamic you are, the more happens in your life, all the time.

Whenever commandments are given they create difficulties for people, because by the time they are given they are already out of date. Life moves so fast; it is a dynamism, it is not static. It is not a stagnant pool, it is a Ganges, it goes on flowing. It is never the same for two consecutive moments. So one thing may be right this moment, and may not be right the next. Then what to do? The only possible thing is make people so aware that they themselves can decide how to respond to a changing life.

The pace of change is so great, there is always something else going on. What that says to me is that you have to have strategic vision and peripheral vision. Strategic vision is the ability to look ahead and peripheral vision is the ability to look around, and both are important.

The more experience I get, the more I know to relax and let go of things because there's so much that is out of your control. So much needs to happen to get a film made nowadays and star power doesn't even matter anymore. So, me being what I am, I have to realise that to an extent.