“It is ridiculous that somebody picks up the phone and calls somebody they see on television. Why don't they call somebody in their area? Don't they know about that?” KnowsTelevisionPicksAreasPhonesRidiculous Author:Trisha Goddard
“Nothing funny about happy people. I don't know, you just look at a situation or a life, and you can kind of pick up the areas of conflict and delve in there, because that's where the most story is. If someone's happily married for 20 years, that's great, but it's not that funny.” PeopleIfsKnowsYearsLooksKindStoriesSituationConflictMarriedPicksAreasHappy PeopleHappily Married Author:Kate Beaton
“If your goal is to make the world a better place, one thing you can do is pick a specific challenge that you really care about. Then, learn as much as you can about it and try to volunteer your time to help an organization that is working in this area. While you're doing that, look for creative new ways to use technology to tackle parts of the problem that you come in contact with.” IfsWorldWayTryingLooksHelpingUseProblemCareGoalCan DoChallengesTechnologyCreativeOne ThingPicksAreasOrganizationContactNew WaysVolunteerBetter Place Author:Bill Gates
“They took 3-D digital photographs of my entire body. I had to pose stark naked, assuming a kind of Spider-Man position. After a minute, one of the technicians pointed to my genitals and said, Um, we're not getting enough data there ... It wasn't what you think. It turns out that the fancy digital camera doesn't pick up dark areas too well, and they were having trouble because of the hair down there. I actually had to spray on this highlighter stuff. (On having digital photos taken for the invisible man role in the film Hollow Man)” ThinkingMenWellsKindSaidEnoughBodyFilmTurnsStuffDarkRolesTakenTroubleMinutesPositionHairPicksAreasCamerasAssumingPhotographInvisibleNakedDataFancyDigitalSpidersHollowStarksSpraySpider ManTechniciansDigital CamerasHollow Man Author:Kevin Bacon
“I've been reading and researching various aspects of history - Dickens' London, Nelson's sea battles, Magellan's nautical explorations, the weapons and battles and key figures of the American Civil War - for most of my life. I pick up a book here or there or see a documentary or talk with an expert in the subject, and my curiosity about the one area of study and discovery always leads to another.” BookWarReadingStudySeaSubjectsFiguresKeysBattleWeaponsPicksDiscoveryAreasAspectCuriosityVariousLondonExpertsCivil WarExplorationDocumentariesAmerican Civil WarNelsonDickensNauticalMagellan Author:Gary Paulsen
“So to pick and choose that once you come to Christ you're never going to struggle in those areas again or never fall prey to stumbling in those ways again, I just, I don't think we can assure that.” ThinkingWayFallChristStrugglePicksAreasPreyStumbling Author:Alan Chambers
“I pick what are my priorities and I limit those priorities to less than five in my life and really in those particular areas put in the energy to try to make good choices.” TryingChoicesEnergyFiveParticularLimitsPicksAreasPrioritiesGood Choices Author:Sheena Iyengar
“People like to say, “Well, you’re a celebrity. You should really pick a cause.” I felt that’s like telling a doctor, “Well, you should focus on one area of the body.” Current issues, global issues, political issues, women’s issues—whatever one you want to talk about. It’s systemic, you know?” PeopleKnowsWantShouldWellsBodyPoliticalFeltCausesIssuesFocusPicksAreasDoctorsCurrentsPolitical IssuesGlobal Issues Author:Sophia Bush
“What you share about how you've overcome in some area in life, it helps someone else believe that they can make it through whatever situation. You can give them some insight into how to pick up the pieces from whatever's been broken.” GivingBelieveHelpingSituationPiecesShareBrokenPicksAreasOvercomingInsight Author:Shonlock
“Jewelry should not upstage you. I pick one hot point on my body that I'm going to highlight. Let one area do the singing - you don't want to hear three songs at once.” WantShouldBodySongThreeSingingPicksAreasHotJewelryHighlightsJewellery Author:Padma Lakshmi
“I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area.” LooksMatterPicksAreasWork OutHipsToneMuscles Author:Tyra Banks
“When we shot 'The Lord of the Rings,' we had special permission to film in wild areas of New Zealand that could be accessed only by helicopter. They would drop us off and we would work all day, and they'd pick us up and take us out again.” FilmLordSpecialPicksShotsAreasRingsPermissionNew ZealandHelicopters Author:Viggo Mortensen