Quotes About Change

Obama just came swiftly out of nowhere, which was a relief to those of us who care about the Republic, and at first he seemed a very good thing.

Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune.

I would like to be the chronicler of something that I think is going down the drain very swiftly, and that is small-town, middle-class southern life.

Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical responsibilities.

Challenge yourself, jump off the deep end and learn to swim.

And as a woman, you need to take risks. Don't stay too long in your own swim lane.

I think that beauty can injure you to death. It can cause an injury that can never be cured. Or it can so traumatise you, your life changes direction. The beauty of the harmony of nature that is forever lost, or a daily rite that you perform, or diving into the sea for a swim. Those experiences are going to mark you.

A career is about learning to adapt yourself to the new environment and learning to sink or swim.

I tell people that the best thing that can ever happen to you is getting fired, and you can either sink or swim, and I swam like hell. The reason why I swam the way I swam was because there was nothing else for me.

It's sink or swim for me in 2020.

I realise every swimmer has a shelf life. No, I haven't given any thought to when I will retire, but I also know I won't be able to swim forever.

It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.

I'm pretty over swimming, guys.

This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30; if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence.

I can't really do the running on hard ground that I used to do. Instead I go swimming as often as possible.

I read Leisel Jones' book. She said she retired at 27 and said, 'Now what?' because swimming was the biggest part of her life. So for me, that's why I'm keeping up my studies on the side even if it's going to take a bit longer than normal, but at least I'll have it.

Swimming is only half of your life, so you have to think about what you're going to do afterwards.

I was a swimsuit model, and I got bored. Acting was challenging. It was very hard and intimidating. We choose to do things in life sometimes that scare the crap outta us. Performing in front of people was my challenge.

The swine flu is evolution, isn't it? In a way, it's an evolution of flu.

I certainly like to swing the pendulum and try new things and to do things that are different from the last thing that I did.

Big doors swing on little hinges.

I think that the pendulum will swing back to the other side one day.

When things get better, there's a swing to the pendulum where things get worse for others.

Political pendulums swing hard and feed on stark contrast.