
“When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails”
“When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails”
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”
Source: The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998), Chapter Five, The Second Question: Charity and Welfare-The Old Debate Is New Again, p. 95
As quoted in Cracking the Code of Our Physical Universe : The Key to a Whole New World of Enlightenment and Enrichment (2006) by Matthew M Radmanesh, p. 91
The River, written by Victoria Shaw and G. Brooks.
Song lyrics, Ropin' the Wind (1991)
Josephus Daniels, ambassador to Mexico, sent this quotation to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, January 1, 1936, in a note of New Year greetings, with this comment: "Here is an expression from Holmes which, if it has missed you, is so good you may find a use for it in one of your 'fireside' talks". Reported in Carroll Kilpatrick, ed., Roosevelt and Daniels (1952), p. 159.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858)
“we can't change the game but rules can be adjusted”
Source: Sweetest song I know
The Fat of the Land, from Hungry Hearts and Other Stories (1920)