quotations about complacency
It is essential, then, to keep one's attention focused on the present; to guard against any complacency creeping in on account of what one may have achieved in the past. For it has to be admitted, over these last few months, things have not been all they might.
KAZUO ISHIGURO
The Remains of the Day
Routine and predictable days are the breeding grounds for complacency.
WAYDE GOODALL
Why Great Men Fail
An ambitious amateur will rise above a complacent master.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO
attributed, goodreads
Complacency is the enemy of study. We cannot really learn anything until we rid ourselves of complacency.
MAO ZEDONG
Daily Report: People's Republic of China, 1971
I'm asking God to give you a Popeye moment. A moment when God blesses you with a divine burden: something that bothers you so deeply, you're moved from complacency to action.
CRAIG GROESCHEL
Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working