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Adjusted Quotes

On adapting to change, criticism, and new realities.

These adjusted quotes look at how people and policies adapt over time, from taxes adjusted at the point of purchase to salaries tracked against Inflation.

If you tell people, 'that old banger of yours, we're going to tax the hell out of it,' they'll rightly tell you to get lost. But if you tell people that when they next buy a car, the tax will...

Quotes by Zac Goldsmith

The fact that guys adjusted really quickly to the big leagues, developed really quickly, faced adversity under the brightest spotlights, played great baseball, overcame so much, overcame centuries worth of issues and won a World Series, I guess it doesn't...

Quotes by Theo Epstein

Any time I hear 'border adjustment,' I don't love it. Because usually it means we're going to get adjusted into a bad deal.

Quotes by Steve Mnuchin

Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation.

Quotes by Russ Carnahan

Better Quotes

I think that is a universal adolescent feeling, trying to find your place. The adolescent who is perfectly adjusted to his environment, I've yet to meet.

Quotes by Roger Bannister

Median wages of production workers, who comprise 80 percent of the workforce, haven't risen in 30 years, adjusted for inflation.

Quotes by Robert Reich

It's just so unfortunate that, as we get adjusted to this global economy, that the U.S. is even thinking about building walls.

Quotes by Pete Gallego

In my experience, scientists are not always the most socially adjusted people, and may have habits and fascinations outside of their work that others might consider odd.

Quotes by Nathaniel Rich

In essence, the stock market represents three separate categories of business.They are, adjusted for inflation, those with shrinking intrinsic value, those with approximately stable intrinsic value, and those with steadily growing intrinsic value.

Quotes by Michael Burry

Good Quotes

These Americans are among the working poor with full-time jobs earning $5.15 an hour. Millions fall into this boat, even more when you consider that the poverty line has not been adequately adjusted to reflect the true level of poverty...

Quotes by Marcy Kaptur

I've become completely well adjusted to being a cult figure.

Quotes by Lou Reed

Sometimes you want to ease into the situation and maybe sit in the back row for a while and allow time to get adjusted and then speak up.

Quotes by Kirk Cousins

I've adjusted to this, that my books are not going to get unanimously good reviews.

Quotes by Joseph Heller

And then as I frequently do, some times I'll peek out from underneath the focusing cloth and just look around the edges of the frame that I'm not seeing, see if there's something that should be adjusted in terms of...

Quotes by John Sexton

Health Quotes

Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.

Quotes by John C. Maxwell

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

Quotes by Jiddu Krishnamurti

America's lifestyle expectations are far too high and need to be adjusted so we have less things and a smaller, better existence.

Quotes by Jeff Greene

Few people wear out before their time. Mostly they rust out, worry out, run out - spill out. A machine must have care and its different parts must be adjusted properly. No machine has ever approached the human machine. When...

Quotes by George Matthew Adams

The work-family divide is the biggest issue for American women. But in some ways it's amazing how adjusted society has become to it. In the 1970s, as women began to take more jobs, society was reeling.

Quotes by Gail Collins

Inflation Quotes

I'm kind of embarrassed by how quickly I adjusted to L.A. I really love it. It's so pleasant.

Quotes by Ed Helms

Frequently Asked Questions

What example of tax adjustment appears in these quotes?
One quote describes reassuring people that any change to the car tax would take effect only the next time they bought a vehicle, framing gradual adjustment as more acceptable than an abrupt hike.
How do these quotes describe scientists' social adjustment?
One quote notes that scientists don't always fit smoothly into typical social norms, and may have habits or fascinations others find odd.
What adjustment in sports is described in these quotes?
One quote describes players who "adjusted really quickly to the big leagues," developing fast and facing adversity under bright spotlights while overcoming significant challenges.
How does one quote describe adjusting to mixed reviews?
It states simply having come to terms with the fact that not every review of their books will be a glowing one, showing acceptance rather than resistance. Related themes appear in Good quotes.
What different kinds of adjustment do these quotes describe?
Between tax policy, social behavior, athletic performance, and handling criticism, the quotes show adjustment as something that applies to systems, people, and mindsets alike.

Others describe adjusting personally, whether to mixed reviews of one's work or unfamiliar challenges under pressure. See more in our Better and Good quotes.