Quotes about Adaptation
There had been so many things to learn. Arrakis would be a place so different from Caladan that Paul's mind whirled with the new knowledge. Arrakis—Dune—Desert Planet.
— Frank Herbert
The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.
— Max De Pree
Just because you win the French Open it doesn't mean you can do well at Wimbledon.
— Li Na
One of the things that I'm really proud of is that I have really good timing. It's very easy for me to see what's coming up and it's no coincidence that I went headfirst into wine and then headfirst into new media - none at all.
— Gary Vaynerchuk
The one thing that I always try and take with me, if there's, like, a remake, or you're doing something again, is that every generation has a new story to tell.
— Florence Pugh
A straight line is not the shortest distance between two points.
— Madeleine L'Engle
She seems to have had the ability to stand firmly on the rock of her past while living completely and unregretfully in the present.
— Madeleine L'Engle
A life form which can't adapt doesn't last very long.
— Madeleine L'Engle
It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand. It stops us from taking anything for granted. It has also taught me about living in the immediate moment.
— Madeleine L'Engle
In the wrong environment your weakness is evident, but in the right environment, you function from a place of strength.
— Mensah Oteh
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker
— John Maxwell
What cannot be repaired is not to be regretted.
— Samuel Johnson