“For me, being able to be vulnerable is difficult, but it's just something that I feel comfortable doing. I need to fully understand why, the thought-process behind the character and I have to believe it. That comes from a lot of preparation.” NeedsFeelsBelieveCharacterAbleProcessDifficultBehindsComfortableVulnerablePreparationThought Process Author:Logan Lerman
“When Grand Masters play, they see the logic of their opponent's moves. One's moves may be so powerful that the other may not be able to stop him, but the plan behind the moves will be clear. Not so with Fischer. His moves did not make sense - at least to all the rest of us they didn't. We were playing chess, Fischer was playing something else, call it what you will. Naturally, there would come a time when we finally would understand what those moves had been about. But by then it was too late. We were dead.” MayPlayAbleMovingPowerfulBehindsClearPlansMastersLateLogicChessMake SenseOpponentsToo LatePlaying ChessFischer Author:Mark Taimanov
“One hundred years ago, people were faced with the choice of learning to read or remaining illiterate laborers who would be left behind as have-nots in a rapidly modernizing world. In the coming century, being able to command a world that will be thoroughly computerized will set apart those who can live successfully in the future from those who will be utterly left behind.” PeopleWorldYearsWould BeAbleChoicesLeftBehindsCenturyHundredYears AgoCommandLeft BehindIlliterateLaborersLearning To Read Author:Yishan Wong
“Antiphon, as another man gets pleasure from a good horse, or a dog, or a bird, I get even more pleasure from good friends. And if I have something good, I teach it to them, and I introduce them to others who will be useful to them with respect to virtue. And together with my friends I go through the treasures of wise men of old which they left behind written in books, and we peruse them. If we see something good, we pick it out and hold it to be a great profit, if we are able to prove useful to one another.” IfsMenBookWisdomAbleTogetherLeftPleasureBehindsTeachVirtueWiseWrittenDogProveBirdPicksMy FriendsHorseProfitTreasureIntroducingGood FriendLeft BehindAnother ManGood Horse Author:Socrates
“I think it was one of the better meetings that I've had with those guys, because I was honestly able to say everything I wanted to say, and I pretty much aired out the dirty laundry. So from that point on, I thought all of that was behind us.” ThinkingAbleWantedGuySportsBehindsMeetingsHonestlyDirtyLaundryDirty Laundry Author:Latrell Sprewell
“Superhero power... I probably would just want to fly. I definitely would not want to be able to see through walls. I think walls are there for a reason. People put them up for a reason. You don't want to be looking through them. That would only cause nothing but misery and angst to know what's happening behind people's walls.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantReasonAbleCausesBehindsWallHappeningsMiserySuperheroAngst Author:Brian Regan
“I don't seem able to do my best unless I'm behind or in trouble.” SeemsAbleBehindsTrouble Author:Babe Didrikson Zaharias
“Leaving things behind and starting again is a way of coping with difficulties. I learnt very early in my life that I was able to leave a place and still remain myself.” WayStillsAbleBehindsDifficultyLeavingStartingCoping Author:Rachel Cusk
“With all the decision making in my life, I often have to pause, look up and remember God is the One working behind the scenes. I say to myself, “He is able to work all things out for good. I just need to submit to Him and His ways. I can rest.” WayNeedsLooksI CanAbleRememberDecisionBehindsSceneAll ThingsLook UpDecision MakingSubmitPausesBehind The ScenesWorking Behind The Scenes Author:K.P. Yohannan
“In looking at Hollywood and its structure, the director controls the medium, and I want to be in control of certain things. I want to be able to get my own ideas and my own feelings out there, and the only way to do that is to be behind the camera.” WayWantIdeasFeelingsAbleCertainMy OwnBehindsDirectorsHollywoodCamerasStructureMediums Author:Jamie Foxx
“My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me.” ImportantCharacterAbleLife IsBehindsNormalPersonal LifeNormal Life Author:Kelly Reilly
“Even with college, the reason I wanted to go so badly is because I wanted to major in film. I want to take screenwriting classes and learn more about behind the scenes stuff, because I love people like Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig who are able to write a lot of their own material and be so involved in everything they do.” PeopleWantWritingReasonAbleWantedFilmStuffBehindsClassCollegeMaterialsInvolvedSceneMajorsBehind The ScenesScreenwriting Author:Miranda Cosgrove
“One of the main points of the philosophy behind parkour is being able to help people... To teach them they way themselves, to gain confidence in themselves, building up from simple moves to more complex things, to teach them that they are worthwhile people.” PeopleWayPhilosophyHelpingAbleMovingSimpleBehindsTeachBuildingGainsComplexesWorthwhileBuilding UpParkourGaining Confidence Author:Chris Hayes
“I think that ties into our name and the meaning behind our name, going Against the Current. We don't really want to fit in to one section. If we're able to be grouped into one category then we've become something that already exists, probably. We want all of those kids that would come out to that pizza shop to come to our show and all of those kids who know us from the radio to come to that show. We have kids that come to our show that have been coming to concerts for years, and ones that it's their first concert and they just wanted to see it. I think that's the best way to do it.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayWantYearsFirstsHas BeensShowsKidsAbleWantedNamesBehindsFitRadioCurrentsBest WayTiesShopsCategoriesConcertsSectionsPizza Author:Chrissy Costanza
“I have actually been very fortunate to be able to make films on my own credit card without having huge funders behind me dictating how the story should be told.” ShouldStoriesAbleFilmMy OwnBehindsHugeCreditCardsFortunateCredit CardDictating Author:Jehane Noujaim
“I really want to go into the future 500 years and be a quantum physicist. Not only would I get to see all the incredible inventions I know will be out there, but I'd be able to understand the science behind them!” KnowsWantYearsAbleBehindsIncrediblesInventionQuantumPhysicist Author:Caroline Leavitt
“All of my experience of studying religion, studying spirituality, studying natural healing, traditional medicine, has kind of enriched my vision of the world. Not only seeing reality as this moment, but as a culmination of all of the history behind us, and all of the fruit that hopefully we will be able to grow from the seeds that we are trying to plant, of goodness and peace and beauty and equality.” WorldTryingKindMomentsRealityAbleSpiritualityGrowsNaturalHealingBehindsVisionStudySeeingGoodnessMedicinePlantFruitSeedsTraditionalHopefullyCulminationNatural Healing Author:Assata Shakur
“The tagline behind "House of Lies" is funny, dirty, business. The show is a comedy satire about how big business operates. Most Americans that work in corporate America should be able to relate to this show.” ShouldShowsBigsAbleAmericaLyingHouseBehindsComedyRelateCorporateDirtySatireBig BusinessCorporate AmericaTaglinesDirty Business Author:Larenz Tate
“The internet's weird. It's kind of harvesting the negativity. I think negativity has always been out there, but because people are hiding behind the screen, they feel able to express these hateful feelings they've maybe been keeping inside.” PeopleThinkingFeelsKindFeelingsAbleBehindsInternetScreensHidingNegativityHateful Author:Charlyne Yi
“The fact that I didn't finish school left me with a lifelong need to prove that I'm smart, prove it to myself, maybe to the world. I [also] needed to be - not the center of attention - but I needed to be able to attract attention when I wanted it, through my stunts and my fooling around physically with faces or postures or voices I would do. Those things are important elements in the drive behind all of this [my career].” WorldNeedsImportantFactsAbleWantedSchoolFacesLeftVoiceBehindsAttentionCareersNeededProveElementsSmartLifelongPostureProve ItFooling AroundCenter Of Attention Author:George Carlin
“You've got to be very insightful about your brand, who you are, and what you mean to people. You've got to be able to inspire the whole organization behind that vision, so that every touch point the consumer experiences with the brand is reflective of that same brand promise.” PeopleMeanWholeAbleBehindsVisionInspirePromiseOrganizationWho You AreBrandsConsumersInsightful Author:Frances Allen
“When I was 16, I took the written driving test, just like everybody else did, and I passed it. Then the first time I was behind the wheel of a car, when I was a kid, it kind of freaked me out. I've always been a very anxious student of anything, and so not being able to process things quickly enough, feeling overwhelmed, I just got freaked out and so I just never tried again.” FirstsKindEnoughFeelingsKidsAbleProcessBehindsWrittenCarStudentsFirst TimeTestsDrivingWheelsAnxiousOverwhelmedFeeling Overwhelmed Author:Paul F. Tompkins
“I sort of have the belief that you work being your character out while you're working on it, or that's been my experience so far. I throw myself into it 100% and try to live in that world, and then when it's over, just sort of be able to leave it behind.” WorldTryingCharacterAbleBeliefBehinds Author:Jonathan Groff
“I would love to be able to get behind the camera and direct actors. I think that would be a lot of fun.” ThinkingWould BeAbleActorsFunBehindsDirectCameras Author:Colin Hanks
“Solitude is one of our great superpowers... Solitude is the key to being able to make effective decisions and then having the courage of convictions to stand behind those decisions.” AbleDecisionBehindsKeysSolitudeConvictionSuperpower Author:Susan Cain
“I will continue to get behind the wheel of a racing car as long as I am able. But that could all end tomorrow.” LongEndsAbleBehindsCarTomorrowWheelsRacingRace Car Author:Paul Newman
“I knew that this was something that was going to be an intense experience, just from the way I typically approach my work. I did not take the fact that I was going to portray a soldier lightly. It was so very important to me that I came across as believable and honest and truthful. I wanted to be able to convey the psychology behind the choice of leaving home for an extended period of time, knowing that you may never come back while still being a devoted parent.” WayMayStillsImportantFactsHomeAbleWantedChoicesParentBehindsKnowingPsychologyHonestPeriodsApproachLeavingSoldierIntenseTruthfulDevotedBelievableLeaving Home Author:Michelle Monaghan
“When you see somebody actually be able to channel that into an accessible, beautiful tool, you start to see the craftsman behind it.” AbleBeautifulBehindsToolsCraftsman Author:David Gordon Green