We have the most flexible and adaptive economy. Making sure we sustain the ability of the American economy to perform well is… — John W. Snow Copy Share Image
The proof given by Wright, that non-adaptive differentiation will occur in small populations owing to "drift," or the chance fixation of some… — Julian Huxley Copy Share Image
If you look at body fat, it seems to increase with age, even though your weight does not. That's a physiological fact… — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image
Water is patient; it can stagnate and let itself be coated with scum if need be. It is as gentle as the… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
Organizations that empower folks further down the chain or try to get rid of the big hierarchal chains and allow decision making… — Steven Johnson Copy Share Image
It's not the strongest or the most intelligent who survive, but those most adaptive to change. Over the past 10 years, the… — Kenneth I. Chenault Copy Share Image
The Darwinian adaptive trait of our time is the ability to figure out when we are being lied to on television. — Dick Morris Copy Share Image
Effective use of Braille is as important to the blind as independent mobility, knowledge in the use of adaptive technology, and the… — Bob Ney Copy Share Image
Leadership is the ability to step outside the culture to start evolutionary change processes that are more adaptive. — Edgar Schein Copy Share Image
A...reason we are so-so scientists is that our brains were shaped for fitness, not for truth. Sometimes truth is adaptive, but sometimes… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
The realizations of anarchist ideas and practices are like sociopolitical ecosystems. Local versions resemble each other, but they are endlessly adaptive and… — Scott Crow Copy Share Image
Sensitivity to nature is not an innate attribute of indigenous peoples. It is a consequence of adaptive choices that have resulted in… — Wade Davis Copy Share Image
Childhood is a complex dialectical process characterized by periodicity, unevenness in the development of different functions, metamorphosis or qualitative transformation of one… — Lev S. Vygotsky Copy Share Image
Instead of constantly adapting to change, why not change to be adaptive? — Fred Emery Copy Share Image
Novelty is adaptive when things are changing and you need to adapt yourself. Tradition is essential to lay down the stability to… — Tim Jackson Copy Share Image
It happens that there are a lot of people who are very talented who also happen to have a mental disorder. A… — H. A. Berlin Copy Share Image
Lobbyists know that a 0 percent tax rate on capital income is not, in fact, the lowest possible rate. There can be… — Joel Achenbach Copy Share Image
“Personal struggles, mistakes, and perseverance are part of every person’s life story. A proper mindset can turn failure into a gift. Specific… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Unintended consequences get to the heart of why you never really understand an adaptive problem until you have solved it. Problems morph… — Richard Pascale Copy Share Image
All of great leaders evidence four basic qualities that are central to their ability to lead: adaptive capacity, the ability to engage… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Dissonance between family and school, therefore, is not only inevitable in a changing society; it also helps to make children moremalleable and… — Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Copy Share Image
What we call knowledge does not and cannot have the purpose of producing representations of an independent reality, but instead has an… — Ernst von Glasersfeld Copy Share Image
Darwin repeatedly used the hypothesis of common ancestry as a platform on which to build his various ideas about testing hypotheses concerning… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
We're an amazingly adaptive and resilient species. Once we put our mind to global warming, I have no doubt we'll figure a… — Andrew Revkin Copy Share Image
I found out that if you are going to win games, you had better be ready to adapt. — Scotty Bowman Copy Share Image
