“Imagine a world where nothing is stable. In the West, we have three moving elements -- Air, Fire, Water -- but at least we can depend on the fourth.” WorldMovingThreeWaterFireImagineAirDependsElementsWestStableFourth Book:Eight and a half women Source: Eight and a half women
“The Senate is indeed a deliberative body, and that quality serves the nation well. A slow-moving government helps us maintain a stable government. But slow moving is not the same as immobile.” WellsHelpingBodyGovernmentMovingNationsQualitySenateStable Author:John C. Danforth
“having considerable mind, changing it became almost as ponderous an operation as moving a barn, although not nearly so stable.” MindMovingOperationsStableBarnsMind Changing Book:When a Man Marries/The Window at the White Cat Source: When a Man Marries/The Window at the White Cat
“There is a strong conservative instinct in the average man or woman, born of the hereditary fear of life, that prompts them to cling to old standards, or, if too intelligent to look inhospitably upon progress, to move very slowly. Both types are the brakes and wheelhorses necessary to a stable civilization, but history, even current history in the newspapers, would be dull reading if there were no adventurous spirits willing to do battle for new ideas.” IfsMenLooksIdeasWould BeMovingSpiritReadingStrongBornProgressWillingTypeCivilizationBattleStandardsIntelligentInstinctAverageConservativeCurrentsNewspapersResistanceDullStableNew IdeasStatus QuoAdventurousPromptsAverage ManBrakeHereditaryFears Of LifeAdventurous Spirit Author:Gertrude Atherton