Quotes About Adaptation

There are literally as many ideas as there are organisms.

Organisms by their design are not made to adapt too far.

Jumping genes are fundamental because they're agents of change. Everybody knows that organisms evolve. What makes them evolve is that their genes are dynamic and in motion. A familiar example is the stripe-y corn - called Indian corn - that you buy in the fall.

In many organisms, including man, the mechanical respiration and the circulation of the blood are 'regulated' so as to correspond to the demand of the moment.

Maps are living, breathing organisms that change on a daily basis: You see it in new roads, bridge closures, and demolitions.

Challenges need to be given to an organization.

It's generally much easier to kill an organization than to change it substantially.

Just because you are CEO, don't think you have landed. You must continually increase your learning, the way you think, and the way you approach the organization. I've never forgotten that.

Institutional memory is important in any organization, but so are fresh ideas.

I didn't know anything about the Angels when I first got there. But they really are a good organization.

Our bureaucracy had excelled at compartmentalizing intelligence - we had a 'need to know' system - but by 2004, it was impossible to foresee what elements of our organization would and would not need to know a given piece of information.

All change means disorganization of the old and organization of the new.

Throughout history, the organizational evolution of the military has been inextricably linked with that of the business world.

Like many older D.C. organizations, Common Cause has had to come a long way both in its use of the Internet and its understanding of the great value of engaging people in a broader online dialogue.

Around the world, businesses and investors are increasingly taking action to climate-proof their own organizations.

If you truly want to innovate, there will be some failures, and this can be difficult for some organizations - especially public companies managing quarterly earnings.

One thing the Giants are great at is pretty much leaving you alone and working with what you have. A lot of organizations might try to change guys right away. Not the Giants.

Organizations go through change.

My life is organized chaos.

There can be no one best way of organizing a business.

Every orientation presupposes a disorientation.

I got everything from someone. Nobody can be original.

I love to take something very commonplace and reuse it in an original way.

I've made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation.