Quotes About Adaptation

When his dream proved to be more than he could handle, he didn't become discouraged. He simply recognized his limitations and decided to live happily within them.

I've changed professions so many times that sometimes I think I should tack Misc. after my name. Jane Kelly, Misc.

Once, it was so damned dry, the bushes followed the dogs around.

A move is a way of lightening your load and starting things new.

No podemos encerrarnos en un armario como estos libros, pero eso es lo que va a pasar cuando volvamos a clase.

Look at her and Cat—and yes, Gabe, before he had turned into Darth

A person who decides, voluntarily, as an adult, unconstrained by outside circumstances, to leave her native land and adopt a hitherto unfamiliar language and culture, has to face the fact that for the rest of her life she will be involved in theatre, imitation, make-believe.

Women are born actresses. They know all about adaptation; it's part of their identity as women.

De repente, los machos más moderados tuvieron acceso a las hembras e, increíble pero cierto, los machos jóvenes adoptaron unos modales más pacíficos a partir de la siguiente generación. Lo que había cambiado en el espacio de una generación evidentemente no eran los genes sino la educación: los recién nacidos machos no tenían un modelo de agresividad que imitar

No races, few permitted variant alleles. Anything else arouses hostility

World-wide warming moved tropical diseases into northern areas which had no defenses against them.

The meanderings of the heart and mind are fickle and are often wont to be withdrawn or amended.

But don't you see that as an inconsistency in your views?" the young man asked. Dawkins replied, "I sort of do, yes. But it is an inconsistency that we sort of have to live with, otherwise life would be intolerable.

If you have sensory issues yourself, keep in mind that sensory problems manifest differently in every person, and they can even differ from day to day.

Strange surroundings make youngsters cling to habits that represent earlier securities.

Another way the Stoics counsel us to adapt to the uncertainty of outcomes is through an analogy with archery. In shooting an arrow, the "objective" is to hit the target, but the "goal" or "end" "is to do all in one's power to shoot straight," "to do all one can to accomplish the task.

Some things are up to us and some are not up to us." —Epictetus "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." —Angela Davis "If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself." "Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?" —Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Nothing last forever except change

It's never too late - in fiction or in life - to revise.

Our axles don't match but our wheels are turning.

Moving on from something have nothing to do with the time that it takes but the progress that you have to make.

A human being, as I've said before, gets used to anything.

Things make sense. There are rules and realities that will not change to suit your needs. It's your job to understand those rules. If you do, and if you work hard and work smart, you will be all right.

It's not a fucking crisis anymore. This is the new reality.