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Quotes About Stability

Jefferson recorded the story of Hamilton and Adams singing the praises of the British constitution; of Hamilton supposedly raising a toast to George III at a St. Andrew's Society dinner in New York; and of Hamilton declaring at a dinner party that "there was no stability, no security in any kind of government but a monarchy.
~ Ron Chernow
Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.
~ Ronald Reagan
studies show that the world's climate has been unusually stable for the past 10,000 years- exactly the lifetime of agriculture and civilization....Steady warming will be bad enough, but the worst outcome would be a sudden overturning of the Earth's climactic balance - back to it's old regime of sweats and chills. If that happens, crops will fail everywhere and the great experiment of civilization will come to a catastrophic end.
~ Ronald Wright
Men cannot improve a society by setting fire to it: they must seek out its old virtues, and bring them back into the light.
~ Russell Kirk
Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.
~ Saint Teresa of Avila
Love is the earth that holds our roots in place. Without it, there's nothing to keep us from falling over.
~ Saira Shah
Human sanity was a poor, fragile thing at best
~ Salman Rushdie
She, whose life had blown up, emptying her of history and leaving in its place only that dark dream of majesty, that illusion so powerful that it demanded to enter the sphere of what-was-real - she, rootless Bilquis, who now longed for stability, for no-more-explosions, had discerned in Raza a boulder-like quality on which she would build her life. He was a man rooted solidly in an indeflectible sense of himself, and that made him seem invincible.
~ Salman Rushdie
My diaries have always been my friends. The written word is so much more constant than human beings.
~ Salman Rushdie
I'm beginning to understand why people get religion. Just to have something solid that doesn't change into a slippery snake without a word of warning.
~ Salman Rushdie
Among the major tasks before us none is of greater importance for our strength and stability than the task of building up the unity and solidarity of our people.
~ Lal Bahadur Shastri
I arise today Through the strength of heaven: Light of sun Brilliance of moon Splendor of fire Speed of lightning Swiftness of wind Depth of sea Stability of earth Firmness of rock.
~ Saint Patrick
I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds
~ Henry Rollins
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
~ J.R.R. Tolkien
As you study your Bible with the help of the Holy Spirit, and live out the truths that God reveals to you, you will discover new stability, strength, and confidence.
~ Kay Arthur
Your love is as stable as you are: It's not about how good a person makes you feel, but rather what good you can do for them.
~ Criss Jami, Killosophy
Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of it.
~ Stephen Covey
Man must be arched and buttressed from within, else the temple wavers to the dust.
~ Marcus Aurelius
Don't be indecisive and unstable in all your ways. Rather, walk in the strength, confidence, and boldness that come from decisive action.
~ Dan Miller
The strength of a nation lies in the homes of its people.
~ Abraham Lincoln
As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit.
~ George Washington
That tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew.
~ Alfred Lord Tennyson
The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.
~ Swami Vivekananda
If a ship is strong, the ocean's tides do not trouble it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo