Flexible Quotes

• Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.

  Laozi

  Love, Inspirational, Blocked

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• Be firm on principle but flexible on method.

  Zig Ziglar

  Principles, Method, Firm

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Mar 04, 2013

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• Do not be tense, just be ready, not thinking but not dreaming, not being set but being flexible.

  Bruce Lee

  Dream, Thinking, Mma

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• Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

  Tony Robbins

  Inspirational, Education, Teacher

  Tony Robbins (2012). “Awaken The Giant Within”, p.57, Simon and Schuster

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• Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

  Laozi

  Water, Taoism, Enlightening

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• I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.

  Everett Dirksen

  Leadership, Business, Men

  Recalled on his death, 7 Sep 1969.

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• Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

  Virginia Satir

  Motivational, Family, Appreciation

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• A dream is a vision, a goal is a promise. You can keep your promises to yourself by remaining flexible, focused, and committed.

  Denis Waitley

  Dream, Goal, Promise

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• We can never be certain about the future and therefore we must continue to be flexible and adaptable so that we can react quickly to the needs of our clients and our market place.

  Talal Abu-Ghazaleh

  Change, Needs, Clients

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• The more flexible an economy, the greater its ability to self-correct in response to inevitable, often unanticipated, disturbances and thus to contain the size and consequences of cyclical imbalances.

  Alan Greenspan

  Self, Size, Imbalance

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• The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened.

  Peter L. Berger

  Past, History, Recollection

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• In the future, instead of striving to be right at a high cost, it will be more appropriate to be flexible and plural at a lower cost. If you cannot accurately predict the future then you must flexibly be prepared to deal with various possible futures.

  Edward de Bono

  Cost, Strive, Be Prepared

  Edward De Bono (1992). “Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas”, Harpercollins

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• There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we human beings are, who we are and what this life is for.

  Saul Bellow

  Who We Are, Life Is, Longing

  Saul Bellow (2015). “There Is Simply Too Much to Think About: Collected Nonfiction”, p.216, Penguin

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• Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.

  Colin Powell

  Leader, Honor, Core Values

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• Have no rigid system in you, and you'll be flexible to change with the ever changing.

  Bruce Lee

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.13, Tuttle Publishing

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• Be like a child - clear, loving, spontaneous, infinitely flexible and ready each moment to wonder and accept a miracle.

  Mother Meera

  Children, Miracle, Wonder

  "Mother Meera on Meditation and Japa". Question and answer from the library of Mother Meera, www.awaken.com. February 24, 2013.

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• Plans must be simple and flexible....They must be made by the people who execute them.

  George S. Patton

  Simple, People, Made

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• Highly resilient people are flexible, adapt to new circumstances quickly, and thrive in constant change. Most important, they expect to bounce back and feel confident that they will. They have a knack for creating good luck out of circumstances that many others see as bad luck.

  Al Siebert

  Good Luck, Creating, People

  "The Resiliency Advantage: Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back from Setbacks". Book by Al Siebert, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2005.

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• If we want to cultivate hopefulness, we have to be willing to be flexible and demonstrate perseverance. Not every goal will look and feel the same. Tolerance for disappointment, determination, and a belief in self are the heart of hope.

  Brené Brown

  Perseverance, Determination, Disappointment

  Brené Brown (2010). “The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are”, p.81, Simon and Schuster

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• As an actor, you never know where the works going to come, so you have to be flexible about it.

  Lesley Nicol

  Actors, Knows

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• You are as young as your spine is flexible.

  Richard Hittleman

  Spine, Young

  Richard Hittleman (1982). “Yoga, 28 Day Exercise Plan”, Bantam Books

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• What the world needs is a small, compact, flexible fusion technology that could make electricity where and when it is needed. The existing fusion program is leading to a huge source of centralized power, at a price that nobody except a government can afford.

  Freeman Dyson

  Technology, Government, Fusion

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• By staying focused and flexible, you will meet and exceed your major life-forming goals. Success is not a resting-place - it is a launching pad

  Denis Waitley

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

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• Samuel Spade's jaw was long and bony, his chin a jutting v under the more flexible v of
  his mouth. His nostrils curved back to make another, smaller, v. His yellow-grey eyes were
  horizontal. The V motif was picked up again by thickish brows rising outward from twin creases
  above a hooked nose, and his pale brown hair grew down--from high flat temples--in a point on
  his forehead. He looked rather pleasantly like a blond Satan.

  Dashiell Hammett

  Eye, Hair, Yellow

  1930 Of Sam Spade. The Maltese Falcon,'Spade and Archer'.

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• The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It's the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it - no wind, no elements, it can bend and withstand anything.

  Pink

  Bullying, Wind, Tree

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