Charles Oakley Quotes

I tell people if it aint broke don't fix it.

Don't fix what's not broken.

When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change.

We don’t want to break what isn’t broken trying to fix what is.

You don't try to fix things that aren't broken.

If the soft machine works, don't fix it. If it works, don't fix it.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

We preserve the status quo, preserve existing systems.

Keep what you have; the known evil is best.

Our politicians may fail us, but Status Quo always delivers on the promise.

I've always thought if it's not broke, why fix it?

Being quiet is comfortable. Keeping things the way they've been is comfortable. And all comfort has done is maintain the status quo.

You don't need to change something if it is working.

When you have something that is perfect, that occupies a position and sector unrivaled by anyone else, that's one thing we do not want to tamper with.

Based on the experience of my life, which I have not exactly hit out of the park, I tend to agree with that thing about, If it's not broke, don't fix it. And would go even further to: Even if it is broke, leave it alone, you'll probably make it worse.

Nothing we did in those days has caused a change." "Because of what we did, things remained as they were, rather than getting worse," I told him.

Our job is to keep what is working intact and not destroy what we have got.

The tendency is to keep doing things the way you have done them.

If we want everything to remain as it is, it will be necessary for everything to change.

Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all other virtues.

… maintain the integrity and flexibility of our teachings

Sometimes we get comfortable with the status quo, even when the status quo isn’t any good.

Let well enough alone.

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone, you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone, you leave it to a torrent of change.

The world moves fast, but change isn't always a good thing when you got it right the first time around.