Drift Quotes

“May your love for me be
like
the scent of the evening sea

drifting in
through a quiet window

so i do not have to run
or chase or fall
... to feel you

all i have to do
is
breathe.”
― Sanober Khan, A Thousand Flamingos

“When people are just drifting along the tides of life and can’t see the shores of reality anymore, they may experience someday the irresistible desire for a liberating burst, emerging deeply from the inner self and disentangling them from their manufactured pattern. That day might be a day of all possibilities and make them ready to hit the ground running. ("A change of vision" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“There was rarely an obvious branching point in a person's life. People changed slowly, over time. You didn't take one step, then find yourself in a completely new location. You first took a little step off the path to avoid some rocks. For a while, you walked alongside the path, but then you wandered out a little way to step on softer soil. Then you stopped paying attention as you drifted farther and farther away. Finally, you found yourself in the wrong city, wondering why the signs on the roadway hadn't led you better.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Emperor's Soul

“Everyone has their own boat, it's a matter of pulling it out of the sand, and putting it in the water. But further, you can anchor the boat in fear when the storms rage, and go nowhere, let it drift aimlessly on its own or you can let God be the navigator and guide you on a journey in a way that is right for you.”
― Anthony Liccione

“The clouds don't overthink; they just drift.”
― Avijeet Das

“His strength for your weakness! His wisdom for your folly! His drive for your drift! His grace for your greed! His love for your lust! His peace for your problems! His joy for your sorrow! His plenty for your poverty!”
― Major Thomas

“What does the proverb say? 'Let things of long ago drift away on the water.”
― Alan Brennert, Daughter of Moloka'i

“Some moments drift and some moments make us drift!”
― Avijeet Das

“I drift, I wander, and I write.”
― Avijeet Das

“Look — here it comes, its bones are plastic, it builds itself from pallet slat & bottle top, rises from sift, is lashed & trussed with fishing line. It is drift: it has cuttlefish nails & sea-poppy horns, it breathes in rain & it breathes out rust.”
― Robert Macfarlane, Ness

“The stars come out. I look for the moon, but it eludes me. I can't find or measure my way. Drift, drift. If I just close my eyes I'll get there.
I sleep some more.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, McGlue

“There was this tendency to drift. And yet  when she thought about it, what did she really want to do? Or be? She had given up dancing-the dance-because it was too demanding, because it required an almost total devotion which she was unwilling to give. The cruelest art. ”
― Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang

“Running a business is like driving. Keep adjusting the steering wheel, because no road is straight until you hit the highway. Drift, make sharp turns, do whatever you can to keep moving and achieve your dream.”
― J.R. Rim

“Drift into the Eversea.”
― H.S. Crow, Lunora and the Monster King

“Some moments drift and some moments make us drift!”
― Avijeet Dad

“As I stood there in the first hour of the night, what I felt most was the connection between the deaths of Andrew and my grandparents, between my life and Andrew's crash. The sky and the events in my life were not a web of inevitable synchronicities. It was easier for me to believe in these fluke alignments than to decide on the trajectory of my life. As I tried to force logic together, the center pushed itself apart.”
― Tom Griggs, Paul Kwiatkowski

“As I stood there in the first hour of the night, what I felt most was the connection between the deaths of Andrew and my grandparents, between my life and Andrew's crash. The sky and the events in my life were not a web of inevitable synchronicities. It was easier for me to believe in these fluke alignments than to decide on the trajectory of my life. As I tried to force logic together, the center pushed itself apart.”
― Tom Griggs

“Do not drift to deviate in life for tears, instead steer with the right gear of clarity, focus, and purpose; That is where the secret of success is to cheer.”
― Ebinezar Gnanasekaran, You Can Step Ahead to Success

“Acceptance means that we abandon our futile efforts, allowing the ball to float on the surface. It might stay near us, and that can be uncomfortable. But like storm clouds in the sky, the ball—and our unwanted thoughts and unpleasant feelings—may also, eventually, drift away.”
― Noel Brick, Strong Minds: How to Unlock the Power of Elite Sports Psychology to Accomplish Anything

“If a drift is a rift, it's a shift.”
― Martin Uzochukwu Ugwu

“Mindscrapes”
― Diego Antolini, Mindscrapes: A Collection of Drift Stories

“He loved talking to the mountains. He loved talking to the breeze. He loved to drift. And he loved to ride his motorcycle.”
― Avijeet Das

“She day-dreams just as I do. She is addicted to her solitude just as I am. She loves watching the rain-drops fall slowly on to the green leaves of an old tree just as I do. She loves drifting in time and time travel just as I do. She loves looking at the waves dashing against the rocks just as I do.”
― Avijeet Das

“When left alone, corporate cultures and values will erode over time. It can happen when companies or divisions are sold. It can happen when leadership changes. It can happen at small firms and large firms. No organization is immune to this reality.”
― Becca Spradlin, Lead On Mission

“Faith Forward leaders set and model a higher standard in how they build their organization and culture around their core purpose. These leaders and their companies prioritize relationships with those around them. They build cultures that honor God, and they strive to see people as God sees them, recognizing that they are made in His image.”
― Becca Spradlin, Lead On Mission

“Drift is the default path for every organization that pursues a higher purpose. Forces around and inside a company will always guide it away from its eternal ambitions.”
― Becca Spradlin, Lead On Mission

“If leadership, ownership, and governance do not share a common passion around the purpose, it will not last. Drift is only one transition—or crisis—away.”
― Becca Spradlin, Lead On Mission

“A company’s success can contribute to its financial and cultural downfall.”
― Becca Spradlin, Lead On Mission

“Culture matters because every decision made at every level moves an organization toward its core
purpose—or somewhere else.”
― Becca Spradlin Lead On Mission

“Failing to plan for ownership transitions often leads to disappointing exits and drift.”
― Becca Spradlin Lead On Mission