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Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential poin

Complete adaptation to environment means death. The essential point in all response is the desire to control environment. – John Dewey

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We talk much more about individualism and liberty than our ancestors. But as so often happens, when anything becomes conscious, the consciousness is compensatory for absence in practice. – John Dewey

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A person who is trained to consider his actions, to undertake them deliberately, is in so far forth disciplined. Add to this ability a power to endure in an intelligently chosen course in the face of distraction, confusion, and difficulty, and you have the essence of discipline. – John Dewey

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

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I found out that if you are going to win games, you had better be ready to adapt. – Scotty Bowman

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If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile. – Proverb

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