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Change is inevitable; permanence is an illusion. There are moments when comfort breeds complacency, prompting the Divine to disrupt our equilibrium. Instead of fearing these shifts, interpret them as signs. Embrace a positive mindset and practice patience, for in doing so, you open the door to blessings that surpass your wildest expectations. – Christen Kuikoua	added by ChristenKuikouafans 2 months ago
People in the upper basin are dealing with feet and feet and feet of snow. The snowpack is still increasing, it’s a completely different trend than we’ve seen the last three years. This is definitely going to make a huge difference in the short run. But people don’t want to go too far because they don’t want to go back to complacency. – Bill Hasencamp	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Europe’s vulnerability that was suddenly exposed existed because of a longstanding complacency by Western powers, western Europe had not been willing to listen to the frontline states who warned over the Russian regime’s intent and understood that more expensive energy was a price worth paying in exchange for not being vulnerable to Russian pressure. This complacency left Russia with multiple open goals to kick at in major Western European capitals, most notably Germany. – Keir Giles	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There's a certain sense of complacency that seems to have fallen over our Western partners that the arms deliveries that Ukraine has been already provided with are somehow enough to win the war, they are not ! They do not come near anything that would be close to enabling us to defeat the Russians on the battlefield. – Damien Magrou	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The fear is complacency, people will look at the system and believe they're safe, but they're not. – Ricky Boyett	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
People really started to believe that even the miniscule risk associated with vaccination was higher than the risk of Covid, we are paying for that complacency. – Stephanie Law	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It’s just about resetting your goals, just trying to keep improving as a player, try to not let complacency creep in at any point, i think at times when you get successful and you maybe enjoy a little bit of that success, that complacency can creep in. – Rory McIlroy	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Although there are no criminal charges at this point, Baldwin’s criminal liability has not been ruled out, if investigators can confirm reports of the gun being used for target practice on beer cans off the set, it could escalate from complacency to recklessness that disregards safety and human life. And in that instance, there could be criminal charges. – Miguel Custodio	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I think there was some complacency on this set, i think there are some safety issues that need to be addressed by the industry and possibly by the state of New Mexico, but I'll leave that up to the industry and the state to determine what those need to be. – Dave Halls	Found on CNN 2 years ago
There is an element of complacency. Markets have been trying to make up their mind on whether inflation is transitory, are supply chain disruptions are going to translate into higher costs, but this week’s earnings from various companies are assuaging some of those concerns that companies won’t be able to pass on some of these cost rises to consumers, and that’s why we are seeing the increase in risk. – Mike Hewson	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
Once we move beyond the immediate crisis, complacency sets in and people go back to enjoying SUVs. – Jason Bordoff	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I think policy is rather overdoing International Energy Agency, the sense of serenity and complacency being projected by the economic policymakers, that this is all something that can easily be managed, is misplaced. – Joe BidenLarry Summers	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I think policy is rather overdoing it, the sense of serenity and complacency being projected by the economic policymakers, that this is all something that can easily be managed, is misplaced. – Larry Summers	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Wake up FCC and begin to do your job, the moral decline of America is partly due to your utter complacency. – Glenn Grothman	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The people in our communities are not desensitized to violence, every incidence of violence potentially destroys families, and we can not confuse people's perseverance and willingness to survive as tolerance or complacency. – Ray Kelly	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We have unfortunately in recent days registered a noticeable increase and continued rise in infections. One of the main reasons is gatherings and complacency with precautionary measures, lack of compliance will force us to take measures to protect society. – Health Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
To me it feels like maybe there was some complacency among people in Louisiana, that,' Oh, the Louisiana politicians can pass these crazy laws, but you know, they'll be stopped in court,'. – Michelle Erenberg	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We're also talking about what that means for... the criminalization of people who may be seeking to self-manage an abortion if they can't access a legal abortion in the state of Louisiana anymore. to me it feels like maybe there was some complacency among people in Louisiana, that,' Oh, the Louisiana politicians can pass these crazy laws, but you know, they'll be stopped in court,'. – Michelle Erenberg	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We can not flip back into complacency. – Thomas Dean	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It's a false narrative to take comfort in a lower rate of death, there's so many other things that are very dangerous and bad about this virus. Don't get yourself into false complacency. – The President	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think a sense of complacency has crept into us as we let our frustrations get the better of us. I think that each one know someone who has not been following the rules as well as they should have. I think each of us know that we have got no choice by to take very very difficult steps. – Daniel Andrews	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We know we're on the cusp of something very, very bad if we don't get on top of this, i think a sense of complacency has crept into us as we let our frustrations get the better of us. I think that each one know someone who has not been following the rules as well as they should have. I think each of us know that we have got no choice by to take very very difficult steps. – Daniel Andrews	Found on CNN 3 years ago
HMU if you're interested in organizing to amplify the voices of those being deliberately silenced, cOVID shouldn't foster complacency. – Patrick Reyes	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Anyone can't get a test around the country. Granted, more tests are coming forward, but look, this needless complacency that The President has engaged in from the very beginning, the President knew about this crisis all the way back in January and February. The President's been incompetent the way in which The President responded to it. – Joe Biden	Found on CNN 3 years ago

Change is inevitable; permanence is an illusion. There are moments when comfort breeds complacency, prompting the Divine to disrupt our equilibrium. Instead of fearing these shifts, interpret them as signs. Embrace a positive mindset and practice patience, for in doing so, you open the door to blessings that surpass your wildest expectations.

– Christen Kuikoua

added by ChristenKuikouafans
2 months ago

People in the upper basin are dealing with feet and feet and feet of snow. The snowpack is still increasing, it’s a completely different trend than we’ve seen the last three years. This is definitely going to make a huge difference in the short run. But people don’t want to go too far because they don’t want to go back to complacency.

– Bill Hasencamp

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Europe’s vulnerability that was suddenly exposed existed because of a longstanding complacency by Western powers, western Europe had not been willing to listen to the frontline states who warned over the Russian regime’s intent and understood that more expensive energy was a price worth paying in exchange for not being vulnerable to Russian pressure. This complacency left Russia with multiple open goals to kick at in major Western European capitals, most notably Germany.

– Keir Giles

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There's a certain sense of complacency that seems to have fallen over our Western partners that the arms deliveries that Ukraine has been already provided with are somehow enough to win the war, they are not ! They do not come near anything that would be close to enabling us to defeat the Russians on the battlefield.

– Damien Magrou

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The fear is complacency, people will look at the system and believe they're safe, but they're not.

– Ricky Boyett

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

People really started to believe that even the miniscule risk associated with vaccination was higher than the risk of Covid, we are paying for that complacency.

– Stephanie Law

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It’s just about resetting your goals, just trying to keep improving as a player, try to not let complacency creep in at any point, i think at times when you get successful and you maybe enjoy a little bit of that success, that complacency can creep in.

– Rory McIlroy

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Although there are no criminal charges at this point, Baldwin’s criminal liability has not been ruled out, if investigators can confirm reports of the gun being used for target practice on beer cans off the set, it could escalate from complacency to recklessness that disregards safety and human life. And in that instance, there could be criminal charges.

– Miguel Custodio

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think there was some complacency on this set, i think there are some safety issues that need to be addressed by the industry and possibly by the state of New Mexico, but I'll leave that up to the industry and the state to determine what those need to be.

– Dave Halls

Found on CNN
2 years ago

There is an element of complacency. Markets have been trying to make up their mind on whether inflation is transitory, are supply chain disruptions are going to translate into higher costs, but this week’s earnings from various companies are assuaging some of those concerns that companies won’t be able to pass on some of these cost rises to consumers, and that’s why we are seeing the increase in risk.

– Mike Hewson

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Once we move beyond the immediate crisis, complacency sets in and people go back to enjoying SUVs.

– Jason Bordoff

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I think policy is rather overdoing International Energy Agency, the sense of serenity and complacency being projected by the economic policymakers, that this is all something that can easily be managed, is misplaced.

– Joe BidenLarry Summers

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I think policy is rather overdoing it, the sense of serenity and complacency being projected by the economic policymakers, that this is all something that can easily be managed, is misplaced.

– Larry Summers

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Wake up FCC and begin to do your job, the moral decline of America is partly due to your utter complacency.

– Glenn Grothman

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The people in our communities are not desensitized to violence, every incidence of violence potentially destroys families, and we can not confuse people's perseverance and willingness to survive as tolerance or complacency.

– Ray Kelly

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We have unfortunately in recent days registered a noticeable increase and continued rise in infections. One of the main reasons is gatherings and complacency with precautionary measures, lack of compliance will force us to take measures to protect society.

– Health Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

To me it feels like maybe there was some complacency among people in Louisiana, that,' Oh, the Louisiana politicians can pass these crazy laws, but you know, they'll be stopped in court,'.

– Michelle Erenberg

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We're also talking about what that means for... the criminalization of people who may be seeking to self-manage an abortion if they can't access a legal abortion in the state of Louisiana anymore. to me it feels like maybe there was some complacency among people in Louisiana, that,' Oh, the Louisiana politicians can pass these crazy laws, but you know, they'll be stopped in court,'.

– Michelle Erenberg

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We can not flip back into complacency.

– Thomas Dean

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It's a false narrative to take comfort in a lower rate of death, there's so many other things that are very dangerous and bad about this virus. Don't get yourself into false complacency.

– The President

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I think a sense of complacency has crept into us as we let our frustrations get the better of us. I think that each one know someone who has not been following the rules as well as they should have. I think each of us know that we have got no choice by to take very very difficult steps.

– Daniel Andrews

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We know we're on the cusp of something very, very bad if we don't get on top of this, i think a sense of complacency has crept into us as we let our frustrations get the better of us. I think that each one know someone who has not been following the rules as well as they should have. I think each of us know that we have got no choice by to take very very difficult steps.

– Daniel Andrews

Found on CNN
3 years ago

HMU if you're interested in organizing to amplify the voices of those being deliberately silenced, cOVID shouldn't foster complacency.

– Patrick Reyes

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Anyone can't get a test around the country. Granted, more tests are coming forward, but look, this needless complacency that The President has engaged in from the very beginning, the President knew about this crisis all the way back in January and February. The President's been incompetent the way in which The President responded to it.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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