"Tradition was safety; change was danger." — Mary Doria Russell

"Tradition was safety; change was danger."

— Mary Doria Russell

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36 Quotes by Mary Doria Russell

Mary Doria Russell has 36 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

You know what's the most terrifying thing about admitting that you're in love? You're just naked. You put yourself in…
The trouble with illusions is that you aren't aware you have any until they are taken away from you.
I do what I do without hope of reward or fear of punishment. I do not require Heaven or Hell…
When it comes down to it, I don't have much in the way of advice to offer you, but here…
If we keep demanding that God yield up His answers, perhaps some day we will understand them. And then we…
The sign of a good decision is the multiplicity of reasons for it.
God's got a lot of explaining to do. Of course, God never explains. When life breaks your heart, you're just…
The Jewish sages also tell us that God dances when His children defeat Him in argument, when they stand on…
Rain falls on everyone, lightning strikes some. What cannot be changed is best forgotten. God made the world, and He…
...I begin with songs. They provide a sort of skeleton grammar for me to flesh out. Songs of longing for…
Shall I tell you why young men love war? . . . In peace, there are a hundred questions with…
When the preponderance of human beings choose to act with justice and generosity and kindness, then learning and love and…

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More Change Quotes

This quote is filed under Change Quotes, one of 18,261 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Change in all things is sweet. — Aristotle
But if nothing but soul, or in soul mind, is qualified to count, it is impossible for there to be… — Aristotle
Set lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from… — Billie Joe Armstrong
We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about… — Karen Armstrong
The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing. — Nancy Astor
There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in… — David Attenborough
Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our… — David Attenborough
It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space,… — David Attenborough
We really need to kick the carbon habit and stop making our energy from burning things. Climate change is also… — David Attenborough
Always remember that the future comes one day at a time. — Dean Acheson
Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it. — Marcus Aurelius
Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight. — Marcus Aurelius

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