In this speedy world of ours when facts are multiplying rapidly and giant rearrangements are happening all around us, it seems dangerous to be made nervous by the new - to want what we can never have, to want things not to be rearranged. It would be better to be able to take the leap, which is to be able not only to live with change and newness, but even to help make it.
Interpretation
Embracing change and new experiences is essential in a rapidly evolving world.
The quote by Corita Kent emphasizes the importance of adapting to a world that is constantly changing. Instead of resisting the inevitable transformations and desiring permanence, we should learn to accept and even contribute to change, as this ability can empower us and enhance our lives in a dynamic environment.
In practice
In a motivational speech about adaptability in business.
A painting is a symbol for the universe. Inside it, each piece relates to the other. Each piece is only answerable to the rest of that little world. So, probably in the total universe, there is that kind of total harmony, but we get only little tastes of it.
It is a huge danger to pretend that awful things do not happen. But you need enough hope to keep going. I am trying to make hope. Flowers grow out of darkness.
I support anything that broadens the message of gender equality and tempers the stigma of the feminist label. We run into trouble, though, when we celebrate celebrity feminism while avoiding the actual work of feminism.
The women's movement was always going to work in two parts. With one part, we'd break open the doors that were closed to women, and with the other part, we'd walk through, transforming society for men and women. Turns out it was a lot easier to open the doors.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
We cannot 'fix' the police without a revolution of values and radical change to the basic structure of our society.
Black women rock the cradle, and whoever rocks the cradle rocks the future.
We have a responsibility to do better as black people in this country. I don't care how white people look at you - I care that we have a one-trillion-dollar spending base, and if you want to see change, you have to start to focus on, economically, how can we change our communities.
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