Ernest Gaines Quotes

When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

All things change. Cultivate flexibility rather than perfection.

When the wind blows,the grass bends.

That has been my entire life story. Running against the current and running with the current. Sometimes running with the current is underestimated. The acceptance of certain realities doesn’t preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs.

The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese.

Don't be afraid to change the model.

Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don't change.

#1 Never Get Used to Anything.

Change is the only constant. Learn to surf your life instead of planting your feet.

I can't control the wind but I can adjust the sail.

The policy of adapting one's self to circumstances makes all ways smooth.

Music changes. Nothing stays the same. You just gotta be able to roll with the punches. When the music changes, it's not that you gotta change too - it's that you gotta be able to maintain and hold your ground.

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.

Man adapts himself to everything, to the best and the worst.

The Lesson is, we all need to expose ourselves to the winds of change

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

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

Shifting problems is the first rule for a long and pleasant life.

The ability to adapt is everything!

When the going gets tough, the tough reinvent.

You can be stubborn and successful or you can give it up a bit and change things around. For me it's important to have a bit of both.

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.

The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.

If you don't like it, alter it, and if you can't alter it, put up with it.

We have to be prepared for change.