#flexible

The pleasure of writing fiction is that you are always spotting some new approach, an alternative way of telling a story and manipulating characters; the novel is such a wonderfully flexible form. ↗

— Penelope Lively

#always #approach #characters #fiction #flexible

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

#bend #break #elements #favorite #flexible

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

#atmosphere #communication #differences #family #feelings

But that's not enough: To maintain energy security, one needs a supply system that provides a buffer against shocks. It needs large, flexible markets. And it's important to acknowledge the fact that the entire energy supply chain needs to be protected. ↗

— Daniel Yergin

#against #buffer #chain #energy #energy security

He had not even done the fledgling courtesy of shredding open a major artery, anointing himself in the viscous gore, and desecrating her body. The order was as flexible as her corpse remained. ↗

— Thomm Quackenbush

#flexible #gore #dreams

Everyone will tell you how rigid I am, but a teacher has to be flexible. You can't cut the student to your cloth; you have to cut yourself to theirs. ↗

— Jeanine Basinger

#cloth #cut #everyone #flexible #how

I'm probably the least flexible athlete you'll find. When it comes to yoga, I can't get in the positions and I can't hold them. You have to be pretty flexible to do it. Once you get certain positions, you have to have the core strength to hold those positions. It's a pretty good workout. ↗

— Steve Blake

#certain #comes #core #find #flexible

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

#centralized #compact #could #electricity #except

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

— Lao Tzu

#more #nothing #resist #softer #than

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

#appropriate #be prepared #cannot #cost #deal