Adapted Quotes

162 quotes by 152 authors

As far as life is concerned, there is no such thing as "Nature". There are only homes. Home is that environment to which the individual… — Rene Dubos
I think any period in history can be adapted into interesting fiction, as long as you approach the actual history with respect. — Seth Grahame-Smith
A complex society is not necessarily more advanced than a simple one; it has just adapted to conditions in a more complicated way. — Peter Farb
How fleeting are the wishes and efforts of man! how short his time! and consequently how poor will his products be, compared with those accumulated… — Charles Darwin
Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted… — Pliny the Elder
There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string, although for obvious reasons originally scored for an… — John Philip Sousa
Of which beauty will you speak? There are many: there are a thousand: there is one for every look, for every spirit, adapted to each… — Eugene Delacroix
Eurasia's main axis is east/west, whereas the main axis of the Americas is north/south. Eurasia's east/west axis meant that species domesticated in one part of… — Jared Diamond
More birds have adapted to a changing world than have failed. Very few have the narrow tolerance of the ivory-billed woodpecker or the Bachman's warbler. — Roger Tory Peterson
Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active life, while those who are… — Thomas Aquinas
The supreme duty of the Nation is the conservation of human resources through an enlightened measure of social and industrial justice. We pledge ourselves to… — Theodore Roosevelt
We have all been hypnotized into thinking that we are smaller than we are. Just as an undersized flowerpot keeps a mighty tree root-bound or… — Alan Cohen
Christianity is most admirably adapted to the training of slaves, to the perpetuation of a slave society; in short, to the very conditions confronting us… — Emma Goldman
So far as the object of taxation is to raise a revenue for discharging the debts and defraying the expenses of the community, its operation… — John Quincy Adams
Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security… — Bill Gates
The first play I wrote was called 'Twenty-five.' It was played by our company in Dublin and London, and was adapted and translated into Irish… — Lady Gregory
'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing… — Chris Cornell
There is no salvation in becoming adapted to a world which is crazy. — Henry Miller
God speaks to me not through the thunder and the earthquake, nor through the ocean and the stars, but through the Son of Man, and… — William Lyon Phelps
To be quite honest, I've been very blessed when I've worked with Hollywood. The studios that have purchased my work to be adapted to film… — Nicholas Sparks

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