“I don't like the definition 'war correspondent'. It is history, not journalism, that has condemned the Middle East to war. I think 'war correspondent' smells a bit, reeks of false romanticism: it has too much of the whiff of Victorian reporters who would view battles from hilltops in the company of ladies, immune to suffering, only occasionally glancing towards the distant pop-pop of cannon fire.” ThinkingWarSufferingBitsViewsCompanyFireToo MuchMiddleBattleDefinitionsPopsSmellEastJournalismMiddle EastReportersImmuneRomanticismVictorianCannons Author:Robert Fisk
“I was shocked when they told me congratulations, you won, that's the good news. Then the bad news is that you have six battles next week. That was a bit of a shocker. I was exhausted. And I had Chopped shooting that same week. I didn't have a sous chef lined up; I thought that was bad karma to try to think ahead. So I scrambled. I scrambled the jets, took off and we bombed our target. I think it's gone well.” ThinkingTryingWellsNextBitsGoneWeekBattleSixNewsKarmaShootingTargetChefExhaustedShockedGood NewsCongratulationsJetBad NewsNext WeekBad Karma Author:Geoffrey Zakarian
“The casting is the most important thing. If you cast a picture really well a lot of things take care of themselves. You get actors that like to give a lot to the role and who appreciate the role on the same level that you do. If you miscast it, you're working an uphill battle a little bit and maybe you can come out okay but you can't always come out great.” IfsGivingWellsLittlesImportantCareActorsBitsLevelsRolesBattleLittle BitAppreciateOkayImportant ThingsCastsTake CareCastingUphill Battles Author:Clint Eastwood
“Throughout history, the really fundamental changes in societies have come about not from the dictates of governments and the results of battles, but through vast numbers of people changing their minds, sometimes only a little bit.” PeopleMindLittlesSometimesGovernmentBitsResultsNumbersBattleLittle BitFundamentalsPeople ChangingChanges In Society Author:Willis Harman
“Half the battle is that people have to like you before you say one joke, one bit of humor.” PeopleBitsHalfLike YouBattleJokes Author:Don Rickles
“I wouldn't want to promote teenage girls having sex. But the reality is, it's happening, and they're just a little too young to understand how careful they need to be. That's a big battle with me, because I'm 23, and a lot of my fans are eight years younger than I am, so there's a bit of a tug-of-war there. I want to set the right example and, at the same time, live my life.” WantNeedsYearsLittlesWarBigsRealityYoungGirlSexBitsFansExampleBattleHappeningsCarefulEightTeenageLiving My LifeHaving SexTeenage GirlTug Of War Author:Rihanna
“There is a little bit of a head vs. heart kind of battle that happens sometimes with the song. There's the goose bump thing, where the melody or whatever it is just gets you and you don't know why. Sometimes, it's in a genre that you didn't think you liked and, all of a sudden, the song hits you and you just say, wow, I feel the hairs on the back of my neck. I love this song.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsHeartKindLittlesSometimesHappensSongBitsHairBattleLittle BitGenreNecksMelodyWowBumpsGeese Author:Josh Groban
“The woman, in a battle of fists or guns, may not be as great a power as a man; but a woman behind a vote is every bit as useful as a man.” MenMayBitsWomenBehindsPoliticianBattleGunMen And WomenVoteVotingFistsLegislatorsSmart Women Author:Irene Parlby
“That's all the difficulty and the challenge and the battle: to look through this mechanical thing, these bits of glass and metal, at someone. And not lose the sense that this shape is a human being.” HumansLooksBitsLosesChallengesHuman BeingsBattleShapesDifficultyGlassesMetals Author:Eva Rubinstein
“It was only in university I was told that I was dyslexic. It kind of gave me the confidence to be able to pursue academia in the way that I always thought I could. I guess that was a bit of battle and just my own kind of negative thoughts about what I can achieve.” WayKindI CanAbleBitsMy OwnAchieveBattleNegativeUniversityPursueAcademiaNegative ThoughtsDyslexic Author:Erin Richards
“Any issue and any problem, no matter what height you look at it from, no matter how much you extend past the first fractal, it's still a fractal of something that emanates from within your consciousness - from within the human consciousness. And it'll move on and manifest itself externally, and then those are what we pick up as societal ills. But all these battles we're fighting are internal. For me, it's reconciling hope with dread and trying to cut out some place in my mind where my heart can be protected a little bit.” TryingMindFirstsHumansLooksHeartLittlesStillsMatterProblemPastMovingFightingBitsConsciousnessIssuesCuttingMy HeartBattleLittle BitPicksNo Matter WhatHeightInternalsManifestDreadProtectedHuman ConsciousnessEmanateFractals Author:El-P
“There's a pretty epic battle "Part 2" of Twilight. It's really involved and it took us a few weeks to film it, because there was so many of us and it was such a large, massive war. I think they're really gonna love that. I feel like we've been working up to this the whole series and there was a bit of confrontation, but you never really got to see all the vampires go full force.” ThinkingFeelsWarWholeFilmForceBitsWeekInvolvedBattleSeriesVampireMassiveTwilightEpicConfrontationEpic Battle Author:Ashley Greene
“When I was younger, I was somewhat of an idealist. I guess I'm a little bit more of a realist now. I think there's a lot that can be done to make the world a better place, but it's more about choosing your battles.” ThinkingWorldLittlesDoneBitsBattleLittle BitBetter PlaceRealistIdealist Author:Conor Oberst
“That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time. It's an old soldiers' song,' he said. Really, sarge? But it's about angels.' Yes, thought Vimes, and it's amazing what bits those angels cause to rise up as the song progresses. It's a real soldiers' song: sentimental, with dirty bits. As I recall, they used to sing it after battles,’ he said. 'I've seen old men cry when they sing it,’ he added. Why? It sounds cheerful.' They were remembering who they were not singing it with, thought Vimes. You'll learn. I know you will.” KnowsMenFirstsSaidRealRememberYoungUsedSongCausesBitsSoundNiceProgressCryBattleSingingAngelFirst TimeSoldierHearingDirtyRememberedOld ManRecallsSentimentalCheerfulOld SoldiersSam VimesReal Soldiers Book:Night Watch Source: Night Watch
“Now, as far as I knew, he (Luke) was still sailing around on his demon-infested cruise ship while the chopped-up Lord Kronos re-formed, bit by bit, in a golden sarcophagus, biding his time until he had enough power to challenge the Olympian gods. In demigod-speak, we call this a “problem.” - Percy, 'The Battle of the Labyrinth” StillsEnoughProblemSpeakBitsChallengesLordBattleShipsGoldenDemonSailingHad EnoughLukeLabyrinthCruiseOlympianDemigodsCruise ShipsOlympian Gods Author:Rick Riordan