Quotes About Adaptation

Life after adolescence is not one long plateau. Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an accomplice to one's own unnecessary vegetation.

If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.

Though loved ones move in and out of our lives, the capacity to love remains.

Further discomfort from these new realities afflicts men who expected to reach a certain level by dint of their white maleness but who now have to make room for women and minorities as well as their own generational bulge. The old boy network doesn't help them much anymore.

If there's something about me you don't like, just tell me," says the newlywed anxious to please. "I'll change it." If he or she is not forthcoming with such an offer, the other one is determined to change it for the partner. "He may drink a little too much now," the bride confides to her friend, "but I'll reform him." Examination

As men and women enter midlife, the tables begin to turn. Many men I interviewed found themselves wanting to learn how to be responsive.

If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.

I never really drank coffee in college, but now I'm on my feet all day and out all night and can't believe it hasn't always been in my life. When morning comes I crave it.

Near the gardens, Pei stopped and caught her breath. She liked sweet-voiced Song Lee and hoped for the best in dealing with the other sisters, but Pei rememered all too well the different personalities that had affected her life, first at the girls' house, then at the silk factory and sisters' house. Dealing with so many people was often like playing a game of chess. There were so many pieces, all moving in different directions. It was always wise to guard all sides against capture.

It's harder than I imagined, to be alone. I suppose I might get used to it, like an empty canvas you slowly begin to fill.

Nothing ever stands still," she told them. "And neither should you.

It's harder than I imagined, to be alone. I supposed I might get used to it, like an empty canvas you slowly begin to fill.

To read and write will help you understand life. . .to sew and mend will help you survive it.

Sometimes things don't work out as they're planned, and there have to be sacrifices in order to make things better again.

Nothing ever stands still, and neither should you.

Wei cleared his throat and said, "Have you heard the saying ` The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher '? It seems I've been the pitcher most of my life. I've forgotten how to be fluid. It feels as if I'm finally learning now," he said.

Just remember that life is made up of change. We can't run away from it.

We're stepping into a new world, and an entire way of thinking must be changed. But the old ideas can't be easily discarded. Like a pendulum, new ways must swing to the other side before returning.

Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.

Not only human beings, all creatures including plants and animals can have genetic disorders. So, its a part of nature. Lets accept it in natural way rather than creating discriminations.

We cannot learn to fly by following the tracks left by birds in the sand. We must find our own wings and soar.

Intelligence is like four-wheel drive. It only allows you to get stuck in more remote places.

Those monkey-thumbs were meant for dogs. Give me my thumbs, you fu**ing monkeys!

Sometimes things change, and we have to change, too.