--- title: "9 Adjust Your Sails Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Adjust Your Sails quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Adjust Your Sails sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/h-jackson-brown-jr-1456_attitude_when-you-can-t-change-the-direction-of-t_509424.png" --- > [When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-jackson-brown-jr/when-you-can-t-change-the-direction-of-the-wind-adjust-your-sails/) [H. Jackson Brown, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-jackson-brown-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/h-jackson-brown-jr-1456_attitude_when-you-can-t-change-the-direction-of-t_509424.png) > [“When the winds of life blow hard and hit your boat, you've got to adjust your sails to keep afloat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mouloud-benzadi/when-the-winds-of-life-blow-hard-and-hit-your-boat-you-ve-got-to/) [Mouloud Benzadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mouloud-benzadi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/mouloud-benzadi-2369_change_when-the-winds-of-life-blow-hard-and-hit_1003870.jpg) > [“You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-proby/you-can-t-control-the-wind-but-you-can-adjust-your-sails/) [Kristen Proby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-proby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb6/kristen-proby-2181_sailing_you-can-t-control-the-wind-but-you-can-a_953223.jpg) > [You cant direct the wind, but you can adjust your sails.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-cant-direct-the-wind-but-you-can-adjust-your-sails/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/anonymous-1_attitude_you-cant-direct-the-wind-but-you-can-adj_749395.jpg) > [You can choose right now to change the way you are experiencing a windstorm. Adjust your sails.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-assaraf/you-can-choose-right-now-to-change-the-way-you-are-experiencing-a/) [John Assaraf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-assaraf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0e/john-assaraf-7221_adjust_you-can-choose-right-now-to-change-the-w_582481.jpg) > [You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight. Adjust your sails whenever necessary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shy-boy/you-cannot-change-your-destination-overnight-but-you-can-change-your/) [SHy BOy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shy-boy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8e/shy-boy-10549_sailing_you-cannot-change-your-destination-overn_2022419.jpg) > [Grief is like the wind. When it's blowing hard, you adjust your sails and run before it. If it blows too hard,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-ascher/grief-is-like-the-wind-when-it-s-blowing-hard-you-adjust-your-sails/) [Barbara Ascher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-ascher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb5/barbara-ascher-54931_blow_grief-is-like-the-wind-when-it-s-blowing_2573041.jpg) > [“Never row upstream and fight the currents of life, or passively wait for the tides to change. To get to your destination,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthon-st-maarten/never-row-upstream-and-fight-the-currents-of-life-or-passively-wait/) [Anthon St. Maarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthon-st-maarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/anthon-st-maarten-9235_divine-guidance_never-row-upstream-and-fight-the-current_1664180.jpg) > [“Top 10 Reasons to Establish Written Goals for Your Life       10. Written goals strengthen your character by promoting a long-term perspective.       9.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/newberry-tommy/top-10-reasons-to-establish-written-goals-for-your-life-10-written/) [Newberry, Tommy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/newberry-tommy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/newberry-tommy-16396_goals_top-10-reasons-to-establish-written-goal_1445138.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adjust-your-sails/#itemlist", "name": "Adjust Your Sails Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "H. 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