Quotes About Adaptation

The people that were invested in me staying the same way after a decade will most likely by default have to be disappointed.

I'm a fast learner, and I believe in change, and I believe in growing, and I believe in moving forward and not staying in the same place.

People can say: Okay, it's not the old-fashioned traditional journalism that took place in the 'Houston Chronicle' in 1975 - it's different. But that's also why newspapers are having a hard time staying relevant, you know?

Its not really about the movie business, it's about staying in the picture.

When they widened the lane to prevent me from staying so close to the basket that just created more opportunity for me to pass the ball around.

We need to make sure we are constantly staying ahead, thinking about what is coming.

Working on an adaptation is not as satisfying, because it's not your original work: you're interpreting. With 'L.A. Confidential,' I loved the book. In that case, I felt I was guardian of the work, staying as true to the novel as I could. I've since met the novelist, and he loves the movie and the script.

Staying stagnant is not okay.

If you put on your business hat, you can't maintain competitiveness by staying at a competitive disadvantage. I mean, you just can't. The odds are just not in your favor.

Pro wrestling is all about staying fresh.

I'm a really big believer in chief executives not staying forever.

And when you study the NBA, you realize and know that the NBA is never staying the same. It's always evolving, it's always changing.

It was tough being alone and not having parents around when I was going through high school in terms of staying disciplined, but I adjusted, and stayed focused.

I'm used to not staying anywhere for too long. I've always had it in my DNA to go to different places.

Nothing always stays the same. You don't stay happy forever. You don't stay sad forever.

No-one gets a job at 16 and stays in it until 60 any more; we're connected to more people simultaneously than ever before, whether online or on our phones. We wear so many different hats within one day, one week, a lifetime.

The game never stays the game - it's always evolving.

I had to play a certain style to get in the league, but now I want to be a player that stays in the league a long time, and you have to change your game and adapt.

In this world of change, nothing which comes stays, and nothing which goes is lost.

You can do so much crazy stuff with books that isn't necessarily being done. That's how culture stays alive - by doing new things with it.

The most important thing in Guardiola's theory is to play football, and this always stays the same. The basic idea is always the same, but different opponents offer different space which you can use to play in.

Nothing ever stays the same for very long in my life.

What's annoying is we've launched a lot of shows like 'Pop Idol,' and then it goes to the States, and everything stays the same, yet they change the hosts. 'I'm A Celebrity' has been done twice in America now - but they changed the hosts. 'America's Got Talent,' we don't host - somebody else hosts.

We know you have good runs and bad runs. The big thing you learn in the Premiership is you have to take it on the chin. You have learn how to lose without getting too down and too despondent. You have to box that up, put it to one side and make sure everyone who counts stays positive.