Quote Of The Week

Quote of the Week 4 “ We both step and do not step into the same river, we both are and are not.” ― Heraclitus Triggered by the reference to a variation of the quote in WDR 5 - Das philosophische Radio Podcast with  Heinz-Michael Bartling: Weisheit und Wandel   (01/05/2026) . Related (see Wikipedia for details): You cannot step into the same river twice Since Plato, Heraclitus's theory of flux has been associated with the metaphor of a flowing river, which cannot be stepped into twice. [ 57 ] [ as ]  This fragment from Heraclitus's writings has survived in three different forms: [ 56 ] "On those who step into the same rivers, different and different waters flow" –  Arius Didymus , quoted in  Stobaeus [ at ] "We both step and do not step into the same river, we both are and are not" –  Heraclitus Homericus ,  Homeric Allegories [ au ] "It is not possible to step into the same river twice" –  Plutarch ,  On the E at Delphi [ av ] The classicis...

Quote of the Week 3 " Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person you always should have been. " ― David Bowie  (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016 )   Related :  "Age doesn't bother me. It's the lack of years left that weighs far heavier on me than the age that I am."

Quote of the Week 1 " Mission-driven 'assholes': The people who are crazy passionate—and a little crazy.  " ― Tony Fadell , Build Triggered by a recent discussion on LinkedIn . See also: " 4 Types of Assholes " – all of whom I have encountered during my career. Mit ChatGPT erstellt Mission-driven “assholes”: The people who are crazy passionate—and a little crazy. They speak most frankly, trampling the politics of the modern office, and steamroll right over the delicate social order of “how things are done around here.” Much like true assholes, they are neither easygoing nor easy to work with. Unlike true assholes, they care. They give a damn. They listen. They work incredibly hard and push their team to be better—often against their will. They are unrelenting when they know they’re right, but are open to changing their minds and will praise other people’s efforts if they’re genuinely great. A good way to know if you’re working with a mission-driven "ass...

Quote of the Week 34 “ I cannot say whether things will get better if we change;   what I can say is that they must change if they are to get better.” ― Georg Christoph Lichtenberg “ Ich weiss nicht, ob es besser wird, wenn es anders wird.   Aber es muss anders werden, wenn es besser werden soll. ” ―  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Quote of the Week 28 “ Only those who change remain true to themselves.” ― Wolf Biermann “ Nur wer sich ändert, bleibt sich  treu.” ― Wolf Biermann Cited by Wolfgang Niedecken (BAP) last week in Munich.

Quote of the Week 22 “ Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots. ” ― Victor  Hugo  ( Intellectual Autobiography: Ideas on Literature, Philosophy and Religion ) Triggered by another quote (by Jean-Claude Izzo) misattributed to  Victor  Hugo  as recently seen in Italy: “ Facing the sea, happiness is a simple idea. ” According to Gemini AI t he phrase "In front of the sea, happiness is a simple idea" is not a direct quote from Victor Hugo. It is a common sentiment often associated with the experience of being by the ocean, and while Victor Hugo was a prolific writer who often explored themes of joy and nature, this specific phrase isn't found in his published works. 

Quote of the Week 4 “ The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” ―  William Arthur Ward

Quote of the Week 50 “ Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ―  Leo Tolstoy ,  Pamphlets: Translated from the Russian (1900)

Quote of the Week 49 “ If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ― Wayne Dyer   Related: “ Change your thoughts and you change your world. ” ―  Norman Vincent Peale  

Quote of the Week 2 " Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. " ―  J ean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr   in  Les Guêpes  January 1849 (6th series, 1859) " The more things change, the more they stay the same. " ―  J ean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr A reflection on the advent of a new year and the changes it brings. [ LinkedIn ] 

Quote of the Week 43 " Sometimes you change the subject, and sometimes the subject changes you. " ―  Timothy Snyder   As stated in his recent blog article " How does the Russo-Ukrainian War end ".

Quote of the Week 27 "If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change." ―  Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (The Leopard / Il Gattopardo) Triggered by Robert Cialdini's use of the quote when promoting the updated edition of his book "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" on The Psychology Podcast . The literal translation of the Italian original quote "Se vogliamo che tutto rimanga come è, bisogna che tutto cambi" is closer to "If we want everything to stay as it is, everything has to change"  "If we want everything to remain as it is, everything must change" as discussed here . See also :  > “If you don’t change, time will change you.”

Quote of the Week 6 " From the pain come the dream  From the dream come the vision  From the vision come the people  From the people come the power  From this power come the change " ― Peter Gabriel See also: LinkedIn post.