Quotes about Adaptation

Now, if you notice how the swan, putting its neck down into the deep water, brings up food for itself from below, then you will discover the wisdom of the Creator, in that He gave it a neck longer than its feet for this reason, that it might, as if lowering a sort of fishing line, procure the food hidden in the deep water.

My adaptation on the pitch has gone in parallel with my adaptation to London.

No matter who we are, God does not adapt to please us; we always have to adapt to him.

I started training again four months after giving birth, and it was strange not to be fully in control - I'm so used to my body performing at a certain level, but it wasn't. I was like, 'Oh, man, can we go back to where we were, please?'

It doesn't always click for a new player in a new team: you don't always go in and hit the ground running and score all the time.

Though I have an idea about the climax, it always changes when we start shooting.

I think players changing coaches is normal.

Listen, I didn't know how to make coffee when I came to the United States. Because in Colombia the maids do it.

I hope my kids can experience the seasons and a climate that's sustainable. The idea that things are going to be so very different for them is slightly scary.

Reverse swing is a great asset if it happens.

I was elected on April 13 and sworn in two days later, so I had no orientation. I had to figure things out as I went along.

One of our books has been made into a musical, 'The Great American Mousical,' which I directed at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut. And another, 'Simeon's Gift,' has been adapted for a symphony orchestra and five performers. I'm also a very proud member of the board of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.