“When you talk to the half-wise, twaddle; when you talk to the ignorant, brag; when you talk to the sagacious, look very humble and ask their opinion.” LooksAsksHalfOpinionWiseAdviceHumbleIgnorantBrag Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“Ideas are somewhat like babies - they are born small, immature, and shapeless. They are promise rather than fulfillment. In the innovative company executives do not say, "This is a damn-fool idea." Instead they ask, "What would be needed to make this embryonic, half-baked, foolish idea into something that makes sense, that is an opportunity for us?"” IdeasWould BeAsksOpportunityBornHalfCompanyBabyFoolNeededPromiseFoolishMake SenseFulfillmentDamnExecutivesInnovativeImmature Author:Peter Drucker
“I think the hard thing about this job [stand-up] I mean, I think this part is great but that the traveling is y'know, 'cause 'cause I'm gone a lot from home and this time I'm out for three-and-a-half weeks without going home, and that's hard, to be gone three-and-a-half weeks 'cause then I have to ask my friends, "Would you mind going to the house and watering the plants, and turn some lights on and make it look like somebody's home, and make sure that the mobile over the crib isn't tangled or the baby's gonna get bored.” ThinkingKnowsMindLooksMeanHardHomeLightJobsTurnsThreeAsksHouseCausesHalfGoneWeekBabyMy FriendsPlantBoredMobileHard ThingsTangledGoing Home Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“Jerry Lewis played on the very first season of Mad About You, and he played basically himself, but he was called some other name. He said he's never done it; he'd never done a half-hour of [sitcom] television. This was 1992 or '93. And I said, "Well how is that?" And he goes, "Nobody ever asked me." It's like the pretty girl at the dance; everybody's too afraid to ask.” FirstsWellsSaidDoneGirlAsksNamesHoursHalfTelevisionSeasonsMadSitcomJerryHalf HoursPretty Girl Author:Paul Reiser
“As an educator, I think educators should meet the people wherever they are. Don't even ask them to come half-way. Find them where they are, and sit on a couch with them.” PeopleThinkingWayShouldAsksHalfCouchesEducatorHalf Way Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“My friends ... they usually rib me about how I just sleep in and watch Oprah and that I don't really have a proper job. I've given up arguing now, so I just agree with them, even though half the time I realise I've started work before they have. Still, it's best to keep the romantic idea alive. If they call around midday and ask if they woke me, I always say yes.” IfsStillsIdeasJobsAsksGivenSleepHalfWatchesAliveMy FriendsAgreeArguingRealisingGiven UpRibs Author:Markus Zusak
“The reality is that there are half a billion kids in India, in villages, who have a pre-determined life. If they're very lucky and they're a gifted athlete, maybe they can compete for the Olympics, or maybe they can get into the military. But if you're not a gifted athlete, then you're going to end up working for your family and you're going to perpetuate what your family is. It's gotten to the point, in villages, where there's no hope. And the first spark of hope is when you ask yourself the question,"What gift did God give me that I can develop and use to better my life?"” IfsGivingFirstsI CanEndsUseRealityKidsAsksHalfMilitaryLuckyIndiaGive MeAthleteDeterminedBillionsOur FamilyVillageSparksOlympicsGiftedNo Hope Author:J. B. Bernstein
“About one-half of the members of Congress are seekers for office at the nomination of the President. Of the remainder, at least one-half have some appointment or favor to ask for their relatives.” AsksPresidentHalfMembersOfficeCongressFavorsSeekersAppointmentsNominationsOne Half Author:John Quincy Adams
“In the second half of life, the questions become: 'Who, apart from the roles you play, are you? What does the soul ask of you? Do you have the wherewithal to shift course, to deconstruct your painfully achieved identity, risking failure, marginalization and loss of collective approval?' No small task.” DoeSoulPlayCoursesAsksLossHalfRolesIdentityTasksCollectivesApprovalMarginalization Author:James Hollis
“I have pictures of me sitting in the racquetball court in my pajamas with an acoustic guitar, and Wolfgang is probably just two-and-a-half-feet tall. I'll never forget the day I saw his foot tapping along in beat! I knew then, I couldn't wait for the day I'd be able to make music with my son. I don't know what more I could ask for.” KnowsTwoAbleAsksWaitingForgetHalfSawsFeetSonBeatsSittingCourtGuitarMy SonNever ForgetTallAcousticsPajamasTappingAcoustic GuitarRacquetball Author:Eddie Van Halen
“Love enters the heart unawares: takes precedence of all the emotions--or, at least, will be second to none--and even reflection becomes its accomplice. While it lives, it renders blind; and when it has struck its roots deep only itself can shake them. It reminds one of hospitality as practiced among the ancients. The stranger was received upon the threshold of the half-open door, and introduced into the sanctuary reserved for the Penates. Not until every attention had been lavished upon him did the host ask his name; and the question was sometimes deferred till the very moment of departure.” LoveHeartSometimesMomentsAsksNamesEmotionAttentionHalfDoorsReflectionRootsBlindStrangerShakesHostHospitalitySanctuaryReservedThresholdDeparturePrecedenceAccomplices Author:Sophie Swetchine