A lot of period pieces we see are adaptations of novels - we always know the story. — Joanne Froggatt Copy Share Image
“I consider myself fortunate that I spent three years working at 7,775 feet before spending five years working at 13,796 feet on… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
All evil results from the non-adaptation of constitution to conditions. This is true of everything that lives. Does a shrub dwindle in… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
“I taught myself that a South African woman does not carry her baby with a kitenge. That I stay in a township,… — Tsholofelo Lehaha Copy Share Image
At the time, The Hotel New Hampshire was John Irving's favorite adaptation of his work, which meant a lot to all of… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
David Benioff can hardly be classified as an underdog. The 2002 film adaptation of his first novel, 'The 25th Hour,' was directed… — Jonathan Miles Copy Share Image
We're facing enormous changes in our planetary life, with climate change and the adaptations that all natural systems are going to have… — Alison Hawthorne Deming Copy Share Image
I actually got a nice surprise about being a mother because I expected it to be harder and to have to make… — Paula Radcliffe Copy Share Image
The other video game adaptation I did was Mortal Kombat, and I did that because I loved playing the games in the… — Paul W. S. Anderson Copy Share Image
The great mystery of adaptation is that true fidelity can only be achieved through lavish promiscuity. — David Hare Copy Share Image
Amid ancient lore the Word of God stands unique and pre-eminent. Wonderful in its construction, admirable in its adaptation, it contains truths… — Frances Harper Copy Share Image
Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not look for… — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
It [going from mini-series to series] was never even discussed because it [The Starter Wife] was, you know, an adaptation of a… — Debra Messing Copy Share Image
We're [humans] running great risks of doing things that will not be good for us. The cost can be very high indeed… — Robert Neelly Bellah Copy Share Image
... universal adoption of the institutions of the free society would better enable adaptation to climate both now and in the future.… — Julian Morris Copy Share Image
A great novel is concerned primarily with the interior lives of its characters as they respond to the inconvenient narratives that fate… — Richard Schickel Copy Share Image
Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the change in the character of war, not upon those who wait to adapt themselves after… — Giulio Douhet Copy Share Image
Adaptation is the only means to reduce the now-unavoidable costs of climate change over the next few decades — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
We are equal human beings, and we were born with evil and anger and misunderstanding of what a man is, and so… — Liv Ullmann Copy Share Image
A complete theory of evolution must acknowledge a balance between "external" forces of environment imposing selection for local adaptation and "internal" forces… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
Watching an adaptation of your novel can be a violent experience: seeing your old jokes suddenly thrust at you can be alarming.… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
“English: "Primary adapt your surroundings, secondarily adapt yourself to your surroundings." Česky: „Primárně si přizpůsobuj okolí, sekundárně se přizpůsobuj okolí.” — Sebastián Wortys Copy Share Image
The desert floras shame us with their cheerful adaptations to the seasonal limitations. Their whole duty is to flower and fruit, and… — Mary Hunter Austin Copy Share Image
In the game of life, less diversity means fewer options for change. Wild or domesticated, panda or pea, adaptation is the requirement… — Cary Fowler Copy Share Image