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• My work schedule has changed over the years. The one constant is, when at work on a novel, I try to work seven days a week, so as not to lose touch with that world. Within that, I'm flexible on hours and output.

  Donald E. Westlake

  Years, Trying, Schedules

  The Book Reporter interview, www.bookreporter.com. April 21, 2000.

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• One of the more positive aspects of our existence in Oceania is that truth is flexible and negotiable, despite attempts by some of us to impose political, religious, and other forms of absolutionism. Versions of truth may be accepted for particular purposes and moments, only to be reversed when circumstances demand other versions; and we often accede to things just to stop being bombarded, and then go ahead and do what we want to do anyway.

  Epeli Hau'ofa

  Religious, Bombarded By, Political

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• Trevor realized that the odd thing about English is that no matter how much you screw sequences word up up, you understood, still, like Yoda, will be. Other languages don't work that way. French? Dieu! Misplace a single le or la and an idea vaporizes into a sonic puff. English is flexible: you can jam it into a Cuisinart for an hour, remove it, and meaning will still emerge.

  Douglas Coupland

  Ideas, Odd Things, Jam

  Douglas Coupland (2009). “Generation A: A Novel”, p.231, Simon and Schuster

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• The Ed Hardy man is confident with a strong sense of personal style. He is not afraid to be seen and take risks. He enjoys comfort and flexible style, yet he wants to stand apart from the crowd.

  Christian Audigier

  Strong, Men, Risk

  "Ed Hardy Interview". Interview with Andrew Cliver, www.askmen.com.

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• Some of us, for better or worse, develop very stable, consistent, and largely predictable machineries of self. But in others, the self machinery is more flexible and more open to unexpected turns.

  Antonio Damasio

  Self, Unexpected, Machinery

  "Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio Explains Consciousness" by Antonio Damasio, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 16, 2010.

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• It's true that private enterprise is extremely flexible, But its only good within very narrow limits. If private enterprise isn't held in an iron grip it gives birth to people who are no better than beasts, those stock-exchange people with greedy appetites beyond restraint.

  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  Iron, People, Giving

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• Right angles don't attract me. Nor straight, hard and inflexible lines created by man.

  Oscar Niemeyer

  Men, Lines, Angle

  "Oscar Niemeyer, architect of Brazil's capital, dies aged 104" by Jonathan Watts, www.theguardian.com. December 5, 2012.

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• The follower of Tao is always flexible and adaptable to circumstance.

  Ming-Dao Deng

  Followers, Tao, Circumstances

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• He was feeling buoyant, flexible. He wanted to go jogging. He stood. He couldn't go jogging. He called room service and ordered a basket of breads and pastries.

  Dave Eggers

  Feelings, Jogging, Room Service

  Dave Eggers (2012). “A Hologram for the King”, p.158, Vintage

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• The fun-seekers, I noted, were spontaneous and flexible. They approached each day and each situation with a willingness to ride whatever wave came along, just for the experience of it. The complainers, on the other hand, would only catch a wave if it was exactly to their liking. Anything else drew loud protestations about how it was not what they expected.

  Alice Steinbach

  Fun, Hands, Each Day

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• I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me.

  Regina King

  Careers, Littles, Bits

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Be flexible - the order in which you introduce the elements of a painting should not be a rigid system. What worked last time may not work this time.

  Richard Schmid

  Order, Elements, May

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• I have odd thumbs that are extremely flexible. I can bend them quite far down the back side of my hand, basically the opposite side you'd even try to attempt bending your thumb. Because of that, I'm a very good thumb wrestler.

  Laura Mennell

  Hands, Opposites, Trying

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• This wasn't because he liked me, I was sure. It had more to do with him banking on what we of wedding age had all become witnesses to-how during these wedding weekends, single women, feeling a little lonely, maybe, or just feeling a little too far from being the bride, found themselves loosening their own rules, opting to be more flexible, more quickly.

  Laura Dave

  Lonely, Weekend, Feelings

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• My mother was a P.E. teacher, and she was kind of a fanatic about fitness and nutrition growing up, so it was ingrained in me at a young age. As I get older, I'm finding out it's not about getting all buffed up and looking good. It's more about staying healthy and flexible.

  Josh Duhamel

  Mother, Teacher, Growing Up

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• My sister is a chiropractor and she says I have an unusually flexible lower back, but I don't do yoga, and I don't feel like I'm very bendy.

  Jennifer Carpenter

  Yoga, My Sister, Feels

  Interview with Chris Carle, www.ign.com. September 8, 2005.

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• To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have to be selfish and self-absorbed. Kind of tunnel vision almost.

  Chris Evert

  Selfish, Tunnels, Tennis

  "Billie Jean King and Chris Evert reminisce about tennis careers". Interview with Liz Clarke, www.washingtonpost.com. July 18, 2011.

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• One of the things that neoliberalism does is, it relies on flexible workforces who are hired and fired at will and who are basically disposable labor. You can use them. You can get rid of them. They have no rights; they have no security. Their lives and well-being are made and unmade at the whim of those who are exercising the calculus. So, instead of looking at the institution and objecting to that kind of organization, people just go, "I'm a failure;"; "I'm not working hard enough"; or, "I'm not as smart as the next person."

  Judith Butler

  Smart, Exercise, Rights

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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• Balance for me now means seeing myself as a tree, being strong enough in my roots and trunk to not be a pushover, but being flexible enough in every circumstance not to break. I am continuing to expand, but not any faster than my roots can support me.

  Brenda Strong

  Strong, Mean, Roots

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• I honestly think vulnerability is a beautiful thing: it's tenderness, authenticity, and risk-taking. It means you're living a life where the stakes are high and you are continuing to push your own boundaries and learn new things. It keeps you flexible and young.

  Jaime Murray

  Beautiful, Mean, Thinking

  "Jaime Murray: Taking Care of Heart, Mind, and Body". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• When you expand your awareness, your energy flows freely. You're more flexible, balanced, and creative. You view yourself and the world with more compassion and understanding. You have more energy and are open to new possibilities.

  Deepak Chopra

  Compassion, Views, Creative

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• I'm still vegetarian - no, pescatarian, because I eat fish. I eat pretty much vegan at home, but when I'm on the road, I'm a bit more flexible. That was the kind of thing I learned as I got older - being flexible with it and listening to my body.

  Amanda Crew

  Home, Listening, Body

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• I practice yoga on a regular basis at my gym and when I travel. Yoga not only keeps me flexible, but I feel it enhance the quality of my blood cells through deep breathing. I also feel energized when I practice yoga, which helps me cope with my demanding schedule.

  Nathan East

  Yoga, Cells, Blood

  "Daft Punk Bassist Nathan East: Music is His Mission". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 9, 2014.

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• I believe it is very important to learn different fighting styles to make you a flexible fighter.

  Tomoki Kameda

  Believe, Fighting, Style

  Source: www.boxinginsider.com

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• My mother always says, "The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak." I can be very focused and determined. But, I can also be very stubborn. Be flexible be nuanced.

  Sarah Lafleur

  Mother, Stronger, Stubborn

  "BYT Style Interview: Mémé LAFLEUR". Brightest Young Things Interview, brightestyoungthings.com. June 8, 2012.

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