Famous Quotes & Sayings

On the other hand, old people who have lived most of their lives are set in their habits and therefore have far more difficulty adapting themselves to a new marriage than young people.

Ben Johnson

We are adapting and modifying what we know about integrated electronic systems in the automotive industry, in order to advance the LAV for the military. We are introducing leading-edge technology into a rigorous military environment, a world of highly advanced weapons systems with the need for integration and global communications.

We think Dell has been too focused on perfecting its existing model instead of adapting it to a changing environment. What was working for them before is no longer working.

Imagining themes that are specific to coating lines, shapes, shades, thoughts, the decoration of our homes and the objects of utility or pure pleasure, adapting its purpose in a material-specific way to metal or wood, marble or fabric - it is, without any doubt, an absorbing occupation.

E. B. White

We're adapting a lot of material, but we're also doing a lot of very specific material to the various cultures we're targeting.

The mark of a living thing is to be involved in opposites (impossibilities): the living cell that has to be continually adapting itself to stay alive, with its identity.

Maria Semple

Writing a novel is so hard, and there are so many problems that the last thing you're thinking about is adapting this mess you have on your hands as a movie. You just want to get it to work as a novel. That's your main focus.

Ahmed Zewail

In adapting to life in the melting pot of America, I discovered that the same soft power of science has a huge influence in building bridges between cultures and religions - and has the potential to do so with the Muslim world.

Adam McKay

I am actually talking about possibly adapting 'The Boys,' by Garth Ennis, which would not be a comedy, but an action movie with comedy elements to it.

Joe Barton

I believe the earth's climate is changing, but I think it's changing for natural variation reasons and I think mankind has been adapting to climate as long as man has walked the earth.

Brad Boyes

So far I'm adapting pretty well. The biggest thing is that the guys on the team make it a lot easier, especially the older guys.

Frank Williams

So after 27 years of Williams adapting to change and competitive challenges, I am actually very optimistic about next year.

That seems to be where they did a pretty good job of adapting the highway technology and producing a barrier that has potential to be better than we have currently.

Hugh Johnson

That's a growth stock that is trading at an unusually high price-earnings ratio compared to growth, ... It's being priced as a rather racy e-commerce company. They've done a really good job (of adapting to the Internet) -- that company thinks great, they have a great culture.

In Latin America, the pace is slower, it is more technical. In Europe, it is faster, but I haven't had any problems adapting to it.

Chris Wooding

In my head, scenes are shot from certain angles; there are camera pans, all of that kind of stuff. Converting those visuals to comic format was mostly a matter of adapting them to the rhythm of paneling.

Kurt Cobain

I'm disgusted with having to deal with the commercial side of our band at the moment and as a reaction, I'm becoming more uptight and complaining more. And it feels like I'm adapting a rock star attitude.

Jiang Zemin

I hope the people of all circles in Hong Kong will do still a better job in adapting themselves to the new Hong Kong after 1997 and become better masters of Hong Kong and of our great motherland.

Sergio Aguero

I'm adapting quite well to English football with the same will I've always had.

Stephen Gaghan

It tackles, hopefully in an interesting way, things that are going on right now. We're talking about oil and oil politics, about the war on terror and about how families are adapting

There's no cuddle corner anymore, and Germany is adapting to what's already common in Anglo-Saxon regions. It's surprising how quickly this has been happening.

In addition to mitigating climate warming, we should also be focusing on how to adapt. In the last few years people have realized that climate change will happen. Adapting is not a choice - it's something we need to do.

Robert Gallery

He's such a natural runner, and he's already adapting to how we play. I know I'm excited. He's so positive, and he can get to the outside, and we're just looking forward to getting him in a game and getting him loose.

Bob Willis

The industry is right on course and sailing smoothly. The only clouds we see are ASPs (average selling prices) continuing to fall, but the industry is adapting well by lowering manufacturing costs and branching out into added-value markets.

As government and public scrutiny intensify, managed care executives need to be adept at making staff accountable for improving operational efficiencies, successfully adapting to new regulations, and increasing customer satisfaction. This type of change requires complex leadership skills and highly evolved leaders.

Jacques Villeneuve

Normally the good teams stay in front when there is a regulation change, the teams that do the most testing and have the most budget end up adapting fastest. From pre-Christmas testing it's very difficult to know because not every team was running with V8s, so it's really impossible to know where anybody stands at the moment.

Jonathan Tropper

Adapting your own book is like performing open-heart surgery on your own child.

Kevin Corrigan

Coming off a short week, the game is more about your match-ups and less about adapting to the other team, so we're going to focus more on ourselves.

All of Eastern North Carolina is in a state of transition. We're adapting to changes in industry and needs. It will probably take a generation or two before we get there.

Nick Saban

It's not really true to (the Bears) character and nature in the past to do that (during an exhibition game), ... But I thought our staff did an outstanding job with adapting in the game. That's probably why we had more success in the second and third quarters than we did in the beginning of the game.

Fascinating story. Did you think about adapting it to the stage?

John Roberts

Excess greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere make some climate change inevitable. Adapting to these changes requires cooperation from all levels of government and a flexible approach to fit different regions of the country.

The results show a stable outlook among business owners for their own sales and profits during the next six months, which suggests they are adapting to higher energy prices and interest rates. Many, however, are taking aggressive steps to counter continued increases in costs for employees' health care coverage, which could mean reductions in benefits for some employees.