“Parenting is the hardest thing I have ever done. I tried to find the balance between the strict, traditional Chinese way I was raised, which I think can be too harsh, and what I see as a tendency in the West to be too permissive and indulgent. If I could do it all again, I would, with some adjustments.” IfsThinkingWayDoneBalanceWestRaisedHardestTraditionalTendenciesChineseIf I CouldHarshStrictHardest ThingAdjustment Author:Amy Chua
“When your account has these massive swings up and down, there's a tendency to feel a rush when the market is going your way and devastation when it's going against you. These emotions do absolutely nothing to make you a good trader. It's far better to keep the equity swings manageable and strive for a sense of balance each day, no matter what happens.” WayFeelsMatterHappensEmotionBalanceAccountsNo Matter WhatStriveTendenciesEach DayMassiveSwingsEquityUp And DownAbsolutely NothingTradersDevastationManageable Author:Tom Basso
“Certainly businesses the world over are facing greater competitive pressure than ever before, and this leads to executive stress which, in turn, tends to bring out authoritarian tendencies in many bosses. To balance this, we now know a lot more about how we can successfully cope with a situation that is not likely to improve in the near future.” KnowsWorldTurnsSituationGreaterBalanceStressPressureTendenciesExecutivesBoss Author:Srikumar Rao
“The employment of the poor in roads and public works, and a tendency among landlords and persons of property to build, to improve and beautify their grounds, and to employ workmen and menial servants, are the means most within our power and most directly calculated to remedy the evils arising from that disturbance in the balance of produce and consumption.” MeanPersonsEvilPoorProduceBalancePropertyTendenciesEmploymentServantRemedyConsumptionDisturbanceWorkmenLandlord Author:Thomas Malthus
“It's really crucial to achieve that balance with a film like this, cause it is unique and witty and then there's the tendency to force that. It becomes contrived and I know the feeling like, give me a fork that I can stab in my eye in those kinds of movies.” KnowsGivingKindI CanFeelingsEyeFilmForceCausesAchieveBalanceUniqueGive MeWittyTendenciesCrucialForks Author:Ellen Page
“I can still function when I don't have that balance I crave. I had a tendency to be precious about acting, thinking of it as something mercurial that required all the right conditions, but now I know that even if I don't get any sleep, I can still work, I can power through. The stars don't have to be perfectly aligned for me to do a good job.” IfsThinkingKnowsStillsI CanJobsStarsSleepActingConditionsBalanceFunctionTendenciesGood JobCrave Author:Laura Regan