Top 65 Quotes About Adaptability (ADJUST)

Top 10 Most Famous Quotes About Adaptability

“Nobody likes to change. There will always be resistance to change, and there always will be change. And the quicker you get to that, the easier it is. It’s not such a difficult thing. If you entrench yourself and go, ‘By God, I will not change, I will not have this.’ Then, you’re a dead man. We’re great at adaptability. It’s our strongest suit.”
Nick Nolte

Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation. - Mahatma Gandhi — Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation. – **Mahatma Gandhi**

Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time. - John Wooden — Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given **time**. – **John Wooden**

“All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.”
Yann Martel

The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. - Charles Darwin — It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. – **Charles Darwin**

“The key thing is knowing how to adapt. Adapting to the group that you have at your disposal; adapting to the place where you’re working; adapting to the local environment. This is crucial: adaptability.”
Didier Deschamps

If I do have a strength, it probably is adaptability. - Monty Williams — If I do have a **strength**, it probably is adaptability. – Monty Williams

All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns. - Bruce Lee — All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The **truth** is outside of all fixed patterns. – **Bruce Lee**

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
George Bernard Shaw

15 Wise Quotes About Adaptability To Push You Off Your Comfort Zone

There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life. - Theodore Roosevelt — There can be no **life** without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life. – **Theodore Roosevelt**

I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better. - Georg C. Litchenberg — I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better. – Georg C. Litchenberg

The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings. - Kakuzo Okakura — The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings. – Kakuzo Okakura

The hallmark of the human species is great adaptability. - David Grinspoon — The hallmark of the human species is great adaptability. – David Grinspoon

We learn flexibility and adaptability. - John Roper — We learn flexibility and adaptability. – John Roper

A small comfort zone is an indication of a narrow mind. - Sukant Ratnakar — A small comfort zone is an indication of a narrow mind. – Sukant Ratnakar

Adaptability enforces creativity, and creativity is adaptability. - Pearl Zhu — Adaptability enforces **creativity**, and creativity is adaptability. – Pearl Zhu

A man is worked upon by what he works on. He may carve out his circumstances, but his circumstances will carve him out as well. - Frederick Douglass — A man is worked upon by what he works on. He may carve out his circumstances, but his circumstances will carve him out as well. – **Frederick Douglass**

Action and adaptability create opportunity. - Garrison Wynn — Action and adaptability create opportunity. – Garrison Wynn

An adaptive mind has better learning capability. - Pearl Zhu — An adaptive mind has better **learning** capability. – Pearl Zhu

When we allow ourselves to adapt to different situations, life is easier. - Catherine Pulsifer — When we allow ourselves to adapt to different situations, life is easier. – Catherine Pulsifer

Adaptability cushions the impact of change or disappointment. - Marvin J. Ashton — Adaptability cushions the impact of change or **disappointment**. – Marvin J. Ashton

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain. - Vivien Greene — Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain. – Vivien Greene

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. It’s the end you’re after. - Anthony Robbins — Stay **committed** to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. It’s the end you’re after. – **Anthony Robbins**

Adaptability is about the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win. - Max McKeown — Adaptability is about the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to **win**. – Max McKeown

4 Quotes About Adaptability that Inspires Success

“And the most successful people are those who accept, and adapt to constant change. This adaptability requires a degree of flexibility and humility most people can’t manage.”
Paul Lutus

All failure is failure to adapt, all success is successful adaptation. - Max McKeown — All **failure** is failure to adapt, all **success** is successful adaptation. – Max McKeown

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent. — Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true **opportunity** to get the most from your **talent**.

Adaptability to change is itself a hallmark of successful education. - Peter Hilton — Adaptability to change is itself a hallmark of successful **education**. – Peter Hilton

2 Quotes About Resilience and Adaptability

Adaptability is the simple secret of survival. - Jessica Hagedorn — Adaptability is the simple secret of survival. – Jessica Hagedorn

Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative. - H. G. Wells — Adapt or perish, now as ever, is **nature’s** inexorable imperative. – **H. G. Wells**

12 Quotes About Adaptability That Will Help You to Embrace Change

“Life is neither static nor unchanging. With no individuality, there can be no change, no adaptation and, in an inherently changing world, any species unable to adapt is also doomed.”
Jean M. Auel

It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change. - Leon C. Megginson — It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change. – Leon C. Megginson

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. - John F. Kennedy — Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the **future**. – **John F. Kennedy**

“We can’t be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, maybe the very reason why you don’t have something better.”
C. JoyBell C.

Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. - George Bernard Shaw — Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. – George Bernard Shaw

If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living. - Anatole Franc — If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living. – Anatole Franc

“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.”
Paulo Coelho

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. - Stephen Hawking — **Intelligence** is the ability to adapt to change. – **Stephen Hawking**

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. - Jelaluddin Rumi — Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. – Jelaluddin Rumi

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. - Leo Tolstoy — Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. – **Leo Tolstoy**

Change before you have to. - Jack Welch — Change before you have to. – **Jack Welch**

Adaptability is a great asset to have because life is so unpredictable, and things can change overnight for any of us. - Chanda Kochhar — Adaptability is a great asset to have because life is so unpredictable, and things can change overnight for any of us. – Chanda Kochhar

6 Quotes About Adaptability in Business

“A lot of the work in, say, construction or restaurants involves visual and motor flexibility. It also requires adaptability, in terms of answering questions, giving people directions, or taking orders.”
David Autor

Adaptability and constant innovation is key to the survival of any company operating in a competitive market. - Shiv Nadar — Adaptability and constant **innovation** is key to the survival of any company operating in a **competitive** market. – Shiv Nadar

“The principal role of a logo is to identify, and simplicity is its means… Its effectiveness depends on distinctiveness, visibility, adaptability, memorability, universality, and timelessness.”
Paul Rand

One of the biggest killers of business is an unwillingness to adapt. In business, you really gotta be adaptable. - Hendrith Smith — One of the biggest killers of **business** is an unwillingness to adapt. In business, you really gotta be adaptable. – Hendrith Smith

If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon. And if you’re not flexible, you’ll pound your head against the wall and you won’t see a different solution to a problem you’re trying to solve.
Jeff Bezos

“Transitioning a business from current state to future state requires clear strategy, adaptability, synergy among all involved and a dedication to execution – among other things.”
Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.

4 Quotes About Adaptability in Sports

“I will become the greatest, because all travelers have to be able to adapt. That quality, adaptability, is essential to that way of life. Not many boxers have it but I can adapt before a fight to the opponent, during the fight if necessary.”
Tyson Fury

Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning. - Fred Perry — Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, **experience**, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning. – Fred Perry

Performing at the highest level in sports requires adaptability. - Abhinav Bindra — Performing at the highest level in sports requires adaptability. – Abhinav Bindra

“Adaptability is one of the biggest strengths that I have. To make decisions on the field, try and convince my captain to change fields, try and make him give that extra couple of overs.”
Ravichandran Ashwin

2 Quotes About Adaptability in Technology

“Fear is the wrong response to technological unemployment. Focusing on economic flexibility and adaptability – with special attention to eliminating the barriers we’ve accidentally created to the mobility of the working classes – is the right response to technological disruption.”
Joe Lonsdale

Speed and adaptability are crucial to success in conflict and can be helped by new technologies. - Dominic Cummings — Speed and adaptability are crucial to success in conflict and can be helped by new technologies. – Dominic Cummings

2 Quotes About Adaptability in TV and Film

“Adaptability is crucial to working on Glee because every day is adapting to something. Because we’re doing a different genre of music, doing a different type of scene with a different scene partner, recording and dance rehearsals… no day is like another.”
Kevin McHale

In a country like India, with an ever-changing demography, adaptability is the most important attribute to survive in the industry. - Mahesh Bhatt — In a country like India, with an ever-changing demography, adaptability is the most important attribute to survive in the industry. – Mahesh Bhatt

3 Quotes About Adaptability in Leadership and Politics

“The basic DNA we’ve got to implant in leaders now is adaptability: not to get wedded to the solution to a particular problem, because not only the problem but the solution changes day to day. Creating people who are hardwired for that is going to be our challenge for the future.”
Stanley A. McChrystal

Sudden shifts and changes are no bad preparation for political life. - Charles Dickens — Sudden shifts and changes are no bad preparation for political life. – **Charles Dickens**

“But in practice master plans fail – because they create totalitarian order, not organic order. They are too rigid; they cannot easily adapt to the natural and unpredictable changes that inevitably arise in the life of a community.”
Christopher Alexander

5 Thought-Provoking Quotes About Adaptability

“There’s a mindset of flexibility and adaptability that comes with us. We don’t mind hardship. We don’t mind somebody saying, ‘Go in and do this nasty job.’ Whatever the job is, we can do it. That’s why the nation has a Marine Corps.”
James F. Amos

Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever. - Tom Holt — Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever. – Tom Holt

Adaptability is key. - Marc Andreessen — Adaptability is key. – Marc Andreessen

“When it comes to the application to life of existing laws and morals, woman, because of her willing receptiveness, her elasticity and adaptability combined with her power of tenacious retention, has exerted an influence, the value of which is too vast to be measured.”
Ellen Key