Quotes About Stability

In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.

He radiated a calm focus--like he knew who he was and where he was going. He was a steady mooring in a sea of change. Hr was honest and kept his word, and he was unrelentingly fair. It made people want to follow him.

Since the accident Olivia prefers the company of horses to people. Solid, dependable and comforting. They don't let you down, or judge you, or get angry with you, or manipulative. They don't answer back or hurl cruel words at you or trick you into doing something you aren't comfortable with. You know where you are with them.

She had pacified life so well, taken such care for it not to explode. She had kept it all in serene comprehension, separated each person from the rest, clothes were clearly made to be worn and you could choose the evening movie from the newspaper—everything wrought in such a way that one day followed another.

This savings gave her a little security since you can't fall farther than the ground.

Nesse dia, pois, ele conheceu uma das raras formas de estabilidade: A estabilidade do desejo irrealizável, a estabilidade do ideal inatingível

A flood can come at anytime without warning. A lightning can strike without a caution. An earthquake can shake mountains and divide the lands without a sign. Only faith is stable, if and when you have it.

the failed states in Latin America needed double-entry bookkeeping more than they needed any ideology,

We all go through that. Everyone's feeling a little out of sorts. No one knows exactly where he stands. Work is a wonderful way of putting you on your feet again, old boy

England is never in a hurry because she is eternal.

Change alone is unchanging.

Boundary-oriented stability tends to minimize future regrets rather than maximize present satisfaction.

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

If a man insisted on always being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

Voor de controleurs van de heimat en de garandeerders van het wij-gevoel geldt maar één ding : het moet zijn zoals het altijd is geweest, opdat het zo blijft.

Religions change; beer and wine remain.

To advocate a New Order was to seek freedom and respect for peoples without prejudice, and to seek a stable basis for the existence all peoples, equally, and free of threats.

If a king cannot have a son, if he cannot do that, it matters not what else he can do. The victories, the spoils of victory, the just laws he makes, the famous courts he holds, these are as nothing.' It is true. To maintain the stability of the realm: this is the compact a king makes with his people. If he cannot have a son of his own, he must find an heir, name him before his country falls into doubt and confusion, faction and conspiracy. And who can Henry name, that will not be laughed

his greatest ambition for England is this: the prince and his commonwealth should be in accord. He doesn't want the kingdom to be run like Walter's house in Putney, with fighting all the time and the sound of banging and shrieking day and night. He wants it to be a household where everybody knows what they have to do, and feels safe doing it. He says to Rice, 'Stephen Gardiner says I should write a book.

England has enjoyed fifty years of peace. This is the Tudors' covenant; peace is what they offer.

You can grow up, not what you would call a person of iron conviction; but you think there are things about you that won't change, beliefs you will always hold, things happening that will go on happening: a world that will do you for as long as you need it. Don't be deceived.

Egypt has been a partner of the United States over the last 30 years, has been instrumental in keeping the peace in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel, which is a critical accomplishment that has meant so much to so many people.

The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.

If a country doesn't recognize minority rights and human rights, including women's rights, you will not have the kind of stability and prosperity that is possible.