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“Without sounding too grandiose, the survival of the planet itself is at stake, you have rising sea levels, acidification of the oceans, immigration sparked by climate change, droughts that are much more severe.”

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Author:Laurent Fabius

“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.”

Source: Bruce Lee: Artist of Life

“Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.”

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Author:George S. Patton

“In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival.”

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Book:A way out of no way: the spiritual memoirs of Andrew Young

Source: A way out of no way: the spiritual memoirs of Andrew Young

“One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.”

“He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality.”

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Book:In Search of Identity: An Autobiography

Source: In Search of Identity: An Autobiography

“In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment.”

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Author:Charles Darwin

“I've been seeing the change. It's been steady. It's been more controlled than people think. And my own belief is that China knows it also needs to be part of the world, and that it needs to be able to have trade with Europe and the United States in order to house and feed a billion people. That's really kind of single-mindedly what they see their role as being.”

“You ask, What is our policy? I will say; 'It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us: to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.' You ask, What is our aim? I can answer with one word: Victory-victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.”

“During periods of discontinuous, abrupt change, the essence of adaptation involves a keen sensitivity to what should be abandoned - not what should be changed or introduced. A willingness to depart from the familiar has distinct survival value.”

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Author:Peter Drucker

“Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.”

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Book:In a Single Garment of Destiny

Source: In a Single Garment of Destiny

“Ninety-nine percent of the time humans have lived on this planet we've lived in tribes, groups of 12 to 36 people. Only during times of war, or what we have now, which is the psychological equivalent of war, does the nuclear family prevail, because it's the most mobile unit that can ensure the survival of the species. But for the full flowering of the human spirit we need groups, tribes.”

“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.”

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Author:W. Edwards Deming

“Change is the healthiest way to survive.”

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Author:Karl Lagerfeld

“We have much to contribute to the world; ways of knowing and being that are going to be essential to everyone's survival on our planet. As true citizens of Australia, properly acknowledged in our constitution, we can look forward not only to improving our own lot, but helping Australia contribute to the well-being of all the world's peoples.”