Famous Quotes & Sayings

Joel Kinnaman

A big moment for me was when I did a play that was a new adaptation of Dostojevskij's 'Crime and Punishment,' and I played Raskolnikov. It was actually the first thing I did when I got out of acting school.

A company purchasing the former Highland Yarn Mills complex for an adaptive reuse would be great news for High Point, ... However, none of the confidential clients with whom our office is working has authorized me to discuss any news about those buildings.

It's kind of a committee thing for them now. If you don't keep the quarterback in the pocket, he will really hurt you running the football. We have to shut down the run completely to have a chance to win. If Danville gets their skilled guys in the open field, we are going to have a lot of problems. They don't have Turner, but they have done a great job at adapting their offense to the talent they have.

It's just such a switch going from rescuer to victim, in a sense. It's just about adapting and surviving. You'd be surprised what you're capable of doing when you have no other choice.

It's extremely difficult to lower the coyote numbers. They are an extremely adaptive animal, and extremely effective.

It's exciting to see how sales technology is adapting the roles of salespeople. You have cities like New Orleans now offering full, wireless connectivity, vendors releasing new reporting tools. It's challenging the way salespeople conduct business, and forcing them to respond to customers quicker and more efficiently than before.

After three weeks off, we're anxious to get back to competing. The conditions down there will be quite firm, so we'll have to adapt to that. I feel like we gained some confidence from our last tournament and hopefully we can use the lessons we learned there to improve again this week.

John Logan

Any adaptation - and I've done three in my career. I did 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Hugo' and 'Coriolanus.' It's important to find what makes it a movie as opposed to just a film presentation of a stage play.

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.

Six years ago, when this now expired contract was signed, there were names like Bethlehem Steel and LTV and Inland and National and Acme, and these have all disappeared all disappeared for the very fact that they didn't recognize or couldn't adapt quickly enough to a changing world marketplace." ()

Six years ago, when this now- expired contract was signed, there were names like Bethlehem Steel and LTV and Inland and National and Acme, and these have all disappeared all disappeared for the very fact that they didn't recognize or couldn't adapt quickly enough to a changing world marketplace." ()

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.

Derek Bok

Apart from finding a first job, college graduates seem to adapt more easily than those with only a high school degree as the economy evolves and labor-market needs change.

The kids, the ones that are stars, good players, it doesn't matter. They adapt to it, but the kids that play National every day are going to be shocked when they go to the other courses.

The best way to adapt a game is not to look at the medium as being inferior to film.

The Bay Area is exceptionally innovative and continually reinvents itself. While we have our challenges, it is important to stress that the Bay Area's economy is one of the strongest and most adaptive on the planet. The region has very high productivity, strong large businesses, dynamic small companies, and top-notch talent, not to mention one of the most attractive physical settings and climates in the United States.

Nicholas Sparks

The best part of having a movie adapted is knowing that more people will become familiar with my work.

The attitude is right so they are adapting very quickly and we are delighted with the way the cricket has been going.

Seimone Augustus

That helps motivate us. We witnessed everything that happened firsthand and the way we had to adjust and adapt to the situation. The Katrina victims really helped inspire us.

Tampering with a successful tradition can be very risky. We feel the change went well last year so we are adapting and doing it again.

Taking steps to reduce drug costs doesn't have to hamper drug development, as drug makers claim. Adapting policies and tools already in widespread use around the world could produce major savings for U.S. consumers without compromising the quality of medical care.

It's clear that the program is adaptable to deal with changing circumstances. This is an arms race, and it's never going to be over. Testers are always going to be sprinting to catch up to those that would avoid and evade testing. That's a given.

It's definitely a good thing, it's been around for a couple of years in vehicle tracking fleets and it's now being adapted more and more in aircraft.

It's pretty clear in the district there's going to be changes. People are going to have to adapt to changes. It's hard all around. If you didn't have to do any of it, you wouldn't.

Desert adapted plants, once they're established, they need very little supplemental water. Some of the other plants that we use in the desert, even if they're desert adapted, may not be native to this region, and so they may need additional water supplies.

Then there are those (stores) caught in the middle, we are feeling the competition ... you have to adapt ... it's very competitive.

Even with their combined support, the cost of mounting a production has proved to be too much. We have continued to do fine productions, and I've found it even more challenging because we have to adapt productions to the recital stage, and yet we're doing full productions with sets, lights and everything.

Even when people emigrate to another country; they are still a piece of our history. Its interesting to see such a large number here and how they have adapted to life in another country over the years.

Jerry Bailey

I took a hold of him to see how much he would turn off, thinking of the future and a mile-and-a-half. He turned off fine. He was certainly there for everything he needed through the stretch. I think he is adaptable to about anything.

James Hansen

It's not something you can adapt to. We can't let it go on another 10 years like this. We've got to do something.

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.