“Some men demand such pomp. They cannot accept the end of one era and the commencement of another without an occasion by which to mark it and give it meaning. Laurels must be given, honours and fair titles invented so that they may be bestowed upon favoured generals. Some men need recognition.' The shadows around the Emperor's throne deepened. But beneath the layers of obfuscation, deep within the myriad guises of that singularly unfathomable being, the Lion felt the Emperor behold His firstborn son.
'Some men,' the Emperor continued, 'do not.”
Source: Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First
“The Lion had long held that the calibre of man was in reverse proportion to their need to make their worth known. It was a belief that had yet to be proven false.”
Source: Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First
“Why did people ignore the lessons of history and their own senses, deny a law of life immutable as the seasons, and erect twisted barriers against it in their minds? He didn't know why, but they did. They wept for the goodness of half-imaginary yesterdays, yesterdays beyond altering, instead of anticipating and helping to shape the good of possible tomorrows. They found things to blame for the flow of events they wanted to stop and could not. They blamed God, their wives, government, books, fanciful combinations of unnamed men--sometimes even voices in their own heads. They lived tortured and unhappy lives, trying to dam Niagara with a teacup.”
Source: Love and War
“Resistance to change" is our fine ability to create reasons to crib and criticize.”
Source: Open the Windows: To the World Around You
“Even though change is an important part of growth, we still face a hard time liking it. We try to resist it for as long as we can before giving up. Not just in our personal lives, but even in our professional lives”
Source: 17 Reasons Why Businesses Fail :Unscrew Yourself From Business Failure
“People who appear to be resisting change may simply be the victim of bad habits. Habit, like gravity, never takes a day off.”
Source: The Science of Successful Organizational Change: How Leaders Set Strategy, Change Behavior, and Create an Agile Culture
“People don't change. The world carries on spinning inexorably around but people don't spin with it. They dig their heels into the shifting sand and cling on for dear life.”
Source: The Mistress's Revenge
“When you are trying to change the questions, you have to realize that many people are quite resistant to such a change. They like the answers they have.”
Source: Hannah's Child: A Theologian's Memoir
“Rather than resist rest and gravitate toward constant motion, let’s experiment with letting go.”
Source: Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road
“When you feel yourself resisting differences, lean into them, instead,
and have fun with what happens.”
Source: Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road