Quotes About Stability

It is generally not possible simply to maintain a level of process performance. A process will tend to erode no matter what, even if a standard is defined, explained to everyone, and posted. […] Any organized process naturally tends to decline to a chaotic state if we leave it alone. […] A process is either slipping back or being improved.«

The Cat always lands on his feet,

Spend what you need but just throw even a few coins into a tin and forget that you have it. A woman should always have something put by.

In my thirties, I gained a sense of calm that came from professional stability and, although this is not backed by science, a general slowing of my metabolism, which is why I can gain seven pounds from eating one heavy dinner.

We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.

Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing upset you. Everything changes. God alone is unchanging. With patience all things are possible. Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone is enough.

Tout est question d'équilibre (Everything is a matter of balance):

Tout est question d'équilibre

But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.

The decoupling of power from size, and thus the decoupling of the capacity to use power effectively from the control of a large Weberian bureaucracy, is changing the world. And this decoupling invites a disquieting thought: if the future of power lies in disruption and interference, not management and consolidation, can we expect ever to know stability again?

La desvinculación del poder y el tamaño, y por tanto la desvinculación de la capacidad de usar el poder con eficacia y el control de una gran burocracia weberiana, está transformando al mundo. Y esa separación suscita una idea preocupante: si el futuro del poder está en la perturbación y la interferencia y no en la gestión ni la consolidación, ¿podemos confiar en que alguna vez vuelva a haber estabilidad?

El uso legítimo de la violencia es un derecho que los ciudadanos conceden al Estado a cambio de que les dé protección, orden público y estabilidad.

Whenever global politics goes through major flux, the specters of conflict and anarchy raise their fearsome heads. Indeed, when the hierarchy of big powers changes, what is at stake is not just prestige but the stability and even survival of the international system itself.

But its consequences for stability are fraught with danger. How can we continue the welcome advances of plural voices and opinions, initiative and innovation, without at the same time driving ourselves into a crippling paralysis that could undo this progress very quickly?

Consentimos el poder del Estado porque se supone que garantiza el mínimo grado de estabilidad y previsibilidad que necesitamos para tener vidas más seguras y plenas.

if the future of power lies in disruption and interference, not management and consolidation, can we expect ever to know stability again?

In 1992, a US Fortune 500 CEO had a 36 percent chance of retaining his or her job for the next five years; in 1998, that chance was down to 25 percent. By 2005, the average tenure of an American CEO had dwindled to six years. And the trend is global. In 2011, 14.4 percent of CEOs of the world's 2,500 biggest listed companies left their jobs. Even in Japan, famous for its relative corporate stasis, forced succession among the heads of large corporations quadrupled in 2008.

If one's mother cries, there is nothing stable left in the world.

Mediocrity is a hand-rail.

Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and the material, and the best commodities to trade in are sincerity and love.

Every sturdy tree that towers over human beings owes its existence to a deeply rooted core.

they exist, equilibrium points are easy to

Principles are easy to have when you have a place to live and regular meals.

Peace at home, peace in the world.