Adaptability is important — our heads are round so that thought can change direction.

Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.

Consistency is overrated — a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

Consistency is the enemy of enterprise.

Consistency is unimaginative — a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.

Curiosity is the kernel of the forbidden fruit.

Curiosity is the direct incontinency of the spirit.

Curiosity is, as neugierig, an avarice (gier) of the new (neu), an everyday tendency of Dasein to let itself be restlessly carried along solely by the way the world appears.

Curiosity is a search for novelty and endless stimulation rather than belonging or dwelling.