“I think that marriage vows should include an escape clause that says the contract is broken if one party ups and makes a big switch in religion or politics or aesthetic taste. I mean, these shifts just aren't fair, and we need an easier way out.” IfsThinkingWayNeedsShouldMeanBigsPartyMarriageBrokenEasierTasteFairsContractsAestheticVowClausesMarriage Vows Author:Jill McCorkle
“I'm a big kid. I never lost my childlike appreciation of things. Too many people lock it out and throw their toys away and say, okay, I'm gonna grow up and be grumpy and miserable and not think about the magical side of things anymore -- and I can't seem to stop doing that.” PeopleThinkingI CanBigsSeemsKidsLostGrowsSidesGrowing UpOkayAppreciationMiserableToysLocksChildlikeGrumpy Author:Andy Partridge
“That's life (that's life), I tell you I can't deny it I thought of quitting, baby, but my heart just ain't gonna buy it And if I didn't think it was worth one single try I'd jump right on a big bird and then I'd fly” IfsThinkingTryingHeartI CanBigsBabyMy HeartBirdDenyQuittingBig Bird Author:Frank Sinatra
“A long-term relationship is about showing up and working hard and banking on each other. If one's down, the other might be up and can help the other one up, and sometimes you're both down and you just [band] together. Endurance is a big theme of it for me. That might not sound romantic, but I kind of think that it is.” IfsThinkingKindLongSometimesHardHelpingBigsMightTogetherSoundTermBandDown AndLong TermThemeEnduranceBankingShowing UpLong Term Relationship Author:Rob Delaney
“Confidence: It's the difference between the girl with the perfect body in a one-piece bathing suit, pulling at it and thinking she's not thin enough or doesn't have big enough boobs - and the girl who people call a bit overweight, but meanwhile, she's wearing a bikini and guys are saying, "God, she's sexy." It all has to do with how you feel about yourself - it's about projecting the attitude, I'm OK with who I am.” PeopleThinkingFeelsEnoughBodyBigsGuyGirlBitsDifferencesPerfectAttitudePiecesSexyWho I AmSuitsAbout YourselfPullingHow You FeelOverweightOne PieceBathingBikinisBathing Suits Author:Jennifer Lopez
“Sometimes you think the movie is good and BOOM! Sometimes you think it's no good. BAAM! The movie business is a big gamble. You never know.” ThinkingKnowsSometimesBigsGambleMovie Business Author:Jackie Chan
“Accounting is a big subject and there are huge forces in play. The entire momentum of existing thinking and existing custom is in a direction that allows terrible follies to happen, and the terrible follies have terrible consequences.” ThinkingPlayBigsHappensForceSubjectsHugeTerribleConsequenceFollyCustomsMomentumAccounting Author:Charlie Munger
“I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don't pick up a book are engaged with what I'm writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I've done my job.” IfsThinkingWantFeelsWritingBookDoneBigsKidsJobsCoursesEnjoyReaderPicksEngagedReluctant Author:Rick Riordan
“I am a big fan of the electronic book. I hate to see the old bookstores close, but they have to reinvent themselves. I believe the First Edition bookstore will be the next thing. People will read electronically, then decide they want to own that book. The author will then be invited to the old bookstores to sign. I think books will always be with us, but they will fill a different need.” PeopleThinkingWantNeedsFirstsBelieveBookDifferentBigsHateNextI BelieveFansI HateInvitedBookstores Author:Nikki Giovanni
“It's difficult to explain love. You want to explain water? You need a book for it. There are many different ways to explain what water is. Love is big, it's very big. I know that I have tons of it. But maybe we don't want to open up so much, and we think, maybe we don't have so much, but yes, you know that you have tons of love. We all do. Through that love we can connect, we can heal each other, we can make people, all of us, happy, joyful, and make a better world.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldWayWantNeedsBookDifferentBigsDifficultWaterLove IsLove YouHealDifferent WaysJoyful Author:Yoko Ono
“Whenever you talk about writing I think you have to remember that it all has a big question mark over it - every word has a big question mark over it.” ThinkingWritingBigsRememberMarkOver ItBig QuestionsQuestion Mark Author:George Saunders
“I think it was a big revelation to me earlier in my life that people who appear to be evil are actually not. In other words, nobody wakes up in the morning and says, "Yuck, yuck, yuck, I'm gonna be evil."” PeopleThinkingBigsEvilMorningWake UpRevelationsYuck Author:George Saunders
“With women, you always have to make an educated decision to figure out what they're thinking. It's not one that's necessarily sympathetic, always. Of course, we're all human beings, but the gender thing is big thing. And a great thing.” ThinkingHumansBigsCoursesHuman BeingsDecisionFiguresGenderGreat ThingsEducatedBig ThingsSympathetic Author:Will Oldham