With the only certainty
With the only certainty in our daily existence being change, and a rate of change growing always faster in a kind of technological leapfrog game, speed helps people think they are catching up. Gail Sheehy
Quotes for All
With the only certainty in our daily existence being change, and a rate of change growing always faster in a kind of technological leapfrog game, speed helps people think they are catching up. Gail Sheehy
Speed as a drug disorganizes the personality; speed as the goal of information dissemination commits a subtler crime. People are mainlining our words. We rarely read of the rational alternatives, only of the commands that all must change or else. This is a prescription for public panic. Gail Sheehy
When energy speeds up there is no space for playing small, and nothing can remain hidden. Gabrielle Bernstein
We associate stress with action, but how can you take action without stress? You take the right actions with a different energy. Yes, that might affect the speed at which you work or how much you get done in one day, but you’ll probably get things done more efficiently. Gabrielle Bernstein
Humanity, like armies in the field, advances at the speed of the slowest. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The degree of consciousness corresponds to the degree of density or the speed of vibrations. The denser the matter, the less conscious it is. G. I. Gurdjieff
Faster roads are not always safer roads – and virtually all societies, democratic or authoritarian, prefer safety over speed, even if many of their citizens enjoy fast driving. Evgeny Morozov
Once you are diagnosed with cancer, time changes. It both speeds up insanely and stops altogether. Eve Ensler
Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction… Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language. Evan Parker
In recent years, we have seen technology advance at lightning speed, allowing us to accomplish lifesaving feats never imagined before. It is our responsibility to ensure that these advances are used for positive medical breakthroughs, and not allowed to restrict rights or limit access to health insurance or job opportunities. Evan Bayh