"If there is no room in the river, swim to the ocean."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Adaptation, Freedom, Possibilities, Movement

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"But change proves that you are still alive. Change often measures our tolerance for folk different from ourselves. Can we accept their languages, their customs, their garments, and their foods into our own lives? If we can, then we form bonds, bonds that make wars less likely. If we cannot, if we believe that we must do things as we have always done them, then we must either fight to remain as we are, or die."

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"In terms of adaptability, humans are pretty amazingly useless."

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"THE SEASONS REMIND ME THAT I MUST KEEP CHANGING."

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"Do not hold grudges against those who try to keep you down; the higher you go, the smaller they become. Do not trust those who try to push you down once you are up; the more envious they are, the more dangerous they become."

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