Since changes are going on anyway, the great thing is to learn enough about them so that we will be able to lay hold of them and turn them in the direction of our desires. Conditions and events are neither to be fled from nor passively acquiesced in; they are to be utilized and directed.

The Middle Works, 1899-1924: 1920 (ed. SIU Press, 2008) - ISBN: 9780809328079