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Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring. Henry Miller

Life Progress Whatever Daring Through Adaptation

At the Global Crop Diversity Trust, we work to conserve the diversity that will allow the adaptation and evolution of our agricultural crops in the context of climate change and other challenges. Cary Fowler

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My main point about films is that I don't like the adaptation process, and I particularly don't like the modern way of comic book-film adaptations, where, essentially, the central characters are just franchises that can be worked endlessly to no apparent point. Alan Moore

Films Way Characters About Point Main Like Particularly Comic Modern Endlessly Essentially Just Where Process Central Worked Apparent Adaptation

While not my personal favorite of the Disney princess films, 'The Little Mermaid' wins hands-down in my book for best Disney adaptation. Little girls waited for more than 150 years for Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid' to have a happy ending. Walt Disney finally gave it to her. Alethea Kontis

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If my 12-year-old self knew that there was going to be a Broadway adaptation of 'Newsies,' I would have freaked out. Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Broadway Out Would Freaked Self Knew Going Adaptation

When working on a period, it is the finer details that evoke imagery that helps in cinematic adaptations. Ashwin Sanghi

Cinematic Evoke Details Finer Period Working Helps Imagery Adaptation

Working on an adaptation is not as satisfying, because it's not your original work: you're interpreting. With 'L.A. Confidential,' I loved the book. In that case, I felt I was guardian of the work, staying as true to the novel as I could. I've since met the novelist, and he loves the movie and the script. Brian Helgeland

Work You Book Guardian Met Staying Case Could He True Since Because Felt Confidential Movie Loved Script Loves Working Your Original Novel Novelist Satisfying Interpreting Adaptation

Adaptation seems to be, to a substantial extent, a process of reallocating your attention. Daniel Kahneman

Seems Attention Substantial Process Your Extent Adaptation

I grew up watching period dramas, as we all did in the 1980s and '90s - endless adaptations of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens - and I loved them. But I never saw anyone like me in them, so I decided to find a story to erode the excuses for me not doing one. David Oyelowo

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The reason why Hollywood cranks out so many sequels and adaptations is because the audience is so overwhelmed with choices, the only way to get them in the theater is to give them something familiar. David Wong

Way Out Give Something Only Because Audience Familiar Overwhelmed Get Theater Them Hollywood Choices Reason Sequels Many Why Adaptation

The Pavlovian view of women voters - 'plug the words in, and they will respond' - sends a chill down my spine because it sounds like an adaptation of something I have written about communication between the sexes: When a woman tells a man about a problem, she doesn't want him to fix it; she just wants him to listen and let her know he understands. Deborah Tannen

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I had this thing where I only wanted to work on original material, no adaptations, and obviously, that changed. I really wanted to have the resources and have the space and the time to tell stories that I've really cared about. I've kind of changed my approach, but I've gotten to do that, to tell stories that I really care about. Dee Rees

Work Time Space Care Changed Approach Resources Tell Kind About Only Had Obviously Material Gotten Where Wanted Stories Really Original Thing Cared Adaptation

After 'Place Beyond the Pines,' honestly, I was sick of myself. Sick of my own ideas. I wanted to do an adaptation, but everything I'd been reading, I just didn't understand it. Derek Cianfrance

Myself Reading Own Sick Honestly Everything My Own Beyond Ideas Understand Been Just Wanted After Place Adaptation

Honestly, I actually would really love to see more musical theatre actors do the movie adaptations of shows - I think that would be really great to see. Diana DeGarmo

Love Great Theatre Think Honestly Musical Musical Theatre Would Would-Be See More Movie Really Shows Actor Actually Adaptation

'Rob Roy' was a great adaptation. It was a lot better than 'Braveheart.' Diana Gabaldon

Great Better Rob Lot Than Roy Adaptation

Education must be based on the certainty that faults cannot be atoned for or blotted out, but must always have their consequences. At the same time, there is the other certainty that, through progressive evolution, by slow adaptation to the conditions of environment, they may be transformed. Ellen Key

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