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Quote by Ernest Dimnet

“The happiness of most people is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.”

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Ernest Dimnet

Ernest Dimnet, a French writer born in 1866 and died in 1954, is renowned for his works on religious and moral philosophy. His writings have been widely appreciated by readers. more

“I like less the story that a frog if put in cold water will not bestir itself if that water is heated up slowly and gradually and will in the end let itself be killed, boiled alive, too comfortable with continuity to realize that continuous change at some point may become intolerable and demand a change in behaviour.”

Ifs May Ends Stories Water Change Realizing Alive Cold Demand Comfortable Behaviour Continuity Frogs Change For The Better Cold Water Continuous Change

Author:Charles Handy

“If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.”

Ifs Ends Change History Nonviolent Communication Don't Change Change For The Better

Author:Irwin Corey

“In the final analysis, change sticks when it becomes the way we do things around here.”

Way Change Sticks Finals Analysis Change For The Better

Book:Leading Change, With a New Preface by the Author

Source: Leading Change, With a New Preface by the Author

“It follows that acceleration in the rate of change will result in an increasing need for reorganization. Reorganization is usually feared, because it means disturbance of the status quo, a potential threat to peoples vested interests in their jobs, and an upset to established ways of doing things. For these reasons, needed reorganization is often deferred. With a resulting loss in effectiveness and increase in costs.”

“Market leaders continually chart the changing waters.”

Water Change Leader Change For The Better Market Leaders

Author:Peter Barron

“There are two main strategies we can try to improve the quality of life. The first is to try making external conditions match our goals. The second is to change how we experience external conditions to make them fit our goals better.”

Trying Firsts Two Goal Change Quality Conditions Fit Strategy Quality Of Life Change For The Better

Book:Flow: the psychology of optimal experience

Source: Flow: the psychology of optimal experience

“People with a scarcity mentality think there is only so much in the world to go around. It's as if they see life as a pie. When another person gets a big piece, then they get less. Such people are always trying to get even, to pull others down to their level so they can get an equal or even bigger piece of the pie.”

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Author:Stephen Covey

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