Tom Robbins Quotes

True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced.

One of the most predictable things in life is there will be change. You are better off if you can have a say in the change. But you are ignorant or naive if you don't think there will be change, whether you want it to or not.

Things are fluid in this world, and if you don't remain fluid, you get lost in the sauce.

Disorder brings about order.

Things are constantly in flux and changing, and as crazy-making as that can be, it's also the thing that can get you through tough times - 'Well, things change.'

I've never been interested in pure movement or pure stability, but in the unstable.

I really have always thought of myself as somebody who lives in the middle of the wheel and is able to go to the extreme, to the outside of the wheel in any direction. The best case scenario for me is to be able to be centered and then go out.

Thats the beautiful thing about being human: Things change.

You have to accept the fact that sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue.

Progress everywhere today does seem to come so very heavily disguised as Chaos.

My grandfather taught me how important it is to have your eyes open, because you never know what's going to come your way.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

Chaos is the first condition. Order is the first law. Continuity is the first reflection. Quietude is the first happiness.

Change is the one thing we can be sure of.

But change must always be balanced with some degree of consistency.

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

I keep my ears open. The world can change overnight; that's what happens in this world. You never know. You have to keep your eyes and ears open. If you can't keep up, you ain't gonna catch up. I've been making records since 1953, and you just have to keep up.

I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.

I have had a pretty hardcore crash course on living out of a suitcase. Some people take consistency in their lives for granted. When you have little to none, you discover it's kind of a nice thing.

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

When there are things that don't go according to plan, London will cope.

Chaos in the midst of chaos isn't funny, but chaos in the midst of order is.

Now equilibrium is the very opposite of disorder.