Quotes About Adaptation

At the time I wrote Xone I had never been on the Internet.

In television, there's no time. You can't walk around and get into the mood. Nobody is going to wait for you. They're like, "Let's go!," and I'm like, "Wait, I haven't gotten in the mood!"

In time the bull is brought to wear the yoke. [Lat., Tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri.]

Things change all the time, mostly in little ways.

I like the obvious statement, although some people might wish to think they aren't there, that they will go away with time.

We [Virgin Group] have been successful not by wasting time scrutinising our competitors but by looking at ourselves from the point of view of our customers do and seeking feedback through listening.

I had a tough time 12 years ago getting 'Driving Miss Daisy' off the ground. Today, it would be impossible.

Good authors mature over time: it does take awhile. Travel abroad and learn to live in other cultures. That's one of the things about teaching abroad.

Different time, different place," I said. "Things can change. People can change.

Many of the projects that we do that appear quite successful, it's actually often the second or third time we've given it a try.

The height of success is when you break your business, that is what I say! Just when you think things are really really going well that's the time to change.

I suppose I've been working for a long time, so I've seen all kinds of filmmaking. I can fit into anything, and it doesn't feel that weird or that fascinating.

It's just, you can get very complacent if you do the same thing all the time and especially the comedian, it gives me you know different things to react to and respond to, and it stimulates me.

I find that when I'm ready for something to end, I transition quickly. But when something ends before its time, I find it hard to move on.

The only time I flip out is when I'm not prepared. If I'm caught off guard, I can't help it; I start gasping for air.

A head start is rarely large enough to matter, and time spent in stealth mode-away from customers-is unlikely to provide a head start. The only way to win is to learn faster than anyone else.

I spend most of my time assuming the world is not ready for the technology revolution that will be happening to them soon.

I was single-minded and I had tunnel vision. Now it's time for a change.

Sometimes the most incredible shows don't do well because they're ahead of their time or people just don't get into it quickly enough.

We change and it's uncomfortable. We flow for a time and then it's awkward.

Try to read books about meditation, but not so many different viewpoints that they get confusing. There is no best way. It's just what works for you at the time.

Learn to let go. You do it a little at a time.

Morality, too, is a question of time.

My material never comes out verbatim every time. I always tweak in a line, or tweak away a line, gain a couple tags or lose a couple tags. The timing is always off.