#adjusting

It is the lot of man to share in the deeper aspirations of the universe around him and to share his own destiny as well as that of the universe, now by adjusting himself to its forces, now by putting the whole of his energy to his own ends and purposes. ↗

— Muhammad Iqbal

#around #aspirations #deeper #destiny #ends

Man's unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#background #himself #his #however #man

...even misplaced faith can help us gain knowledge. We try to be smart about where we put our faith and we adjust as we learn more. ↗

— Brandon Mull

#doubt #faith #learning #faith

An epic is not made by piecing together a set of heroic lays, adjusting their discrepancies and making them into a continuous narrative. ↗

— Lascelles Abercrombie

#continuous #epic #heroic #into #lays

One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve. ↗

— George Allen, Sr.

#adjusting #desire #difficult #difficult things #entire

It is still true that it is easier to compose a poem in the form of a manual for adjusting a VCR than it is to write a piece using just tuning as a symphony. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

#compose #easier #form #just #manual

I don't see myself playing or adjusting my schedule for senior tournament golf. ↗

— Greg Norman

#golf #i #myself #playing #schedule