In this speedy world of ours when facts are multiplying rapidly and giant rearrangements are happening all around us, it seems dangerous to be made nervous by the new - to want what we can never have, to want things not to be rearranged. It would be better to be able to take the leap, which is to be able not only to live with change and newness, but even to help make it.
Interpretation
Embracing change and new experiences is essential in a rapidly evolving world.
The quote by Corita Kent emphasizes the importance of adapting to a world that is constantly changing. Instead of resisting the inevitable transformations and desiring permanence, we should learn to accept and even contribute to change, as this ability can empower us and enhance our lives in a dynamic environment.
In practice
In a motivational speech about adaptability in business.
A painting is a symbol for the universe. Inside it, each piece relates to the other. Each piece is only answerable to the rest of that little world. So, probably in the total universe, there is that kind of total harmony, but we get only little tastes of it.
It is a huge danger to pretend that awful things do not happen. But you need enough hope to keep going. I am trying to make hope. Flowers grow out of darkness.
The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no founding mothers - a great pity, on both counts. It is not too late to complete the work they left undone. Today, here, we should start to do so.
The modern tradition is the tradition of revolt. The French Revolution is still our model today: history is violent change, and this change goes by the name of progress. I do not know whether these notions really apply to art.
We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.
Making a Different Choice Gives You the Opportunity to Live a Different Life.
In the 1970s, girls didn't do anything. It wasn't their fault. For me and the other working-class girls I hung around with, our route was plotted - you were a secretary and a wife. I wanted to hitchhike around the world, go on motorbikes, be in bands.
I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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