“Now you have to ask a question - is that really, is capitalism really about the ability of a handful of rich people to manipulate the lives of thousands of other people and walk off with the money? Or is that in fact somehow a little bit of a flawed system? And so I do draw distinction between looting a company, leaving behind broken families and broken neighborhoods and then leaving a factory that should be there.” PeopleShouldLittlesFactsAsksBitsAbilityWalksBehindsCompanyRichBrokenRepublicanLittle BitDrawsCapitalismLeavingDistinctionNeighborhoodFactoriesManipulateFlawedHandfulRich PeopleLootingBroken Family Author:Newt Gingrich
“I didn't do very well at school, and I suppose I've always had this sense, you know that, of being average, so I've been a bit low on self-confidence in my ability.” KnowsWellsSelfSchoolBitsAbilityLowsAverageSelf Confidence Author:Peter Hollingworth
“Knowledge and ideas tend to be a bit like experience - nice, but not necessarily useful. Clear thinking, logical priorities and the ability to reason will beat bright ideas and unassisted experience everytime.” ThinkingIdeasReasonBitsAbilityClearNiceBeatsPrioritiesLogicalClear ThinkingBright Ideas Author:Carroll Smith
“My talent is working very hard and having a decent nose. A good nose for a story and the ability to get a little bit dirty sometimes, to get a little bit physical sometimes chasing a story. And to feel it, I mean I feel it.” FeelsMeanLittlesSometimesHardStoriesBitsAbilityTalentLittle BitDirtyNosesDecentChasingWorking Very Hard Author:Steve Bunce
“Yeah, I am a little bit, and I think it is a natural progression of the sport, of going upwards in technical ability and everything like that.” ThinkingLittlesBitsSportsNaturalAbilityLittle BitYeahProgression Author:Brian Boitano
“With directors, some have a kind of in-built ability to just know how to work with actors and get the best out of actors, and some don't have a clue about acting. I think it'd be a good idea if directors put themselves in front of the camera, or even went on a six-week drama course, just to know a little bit about what that feels like.” IfsThinkingKnowsFeelsKindLittlesIdeasCoursesActorsBitsAbilityActingKnow HowWeekFrontsDramaDirectorsSixLittle BitBuiltCamerasGood IdeasClue Author:Paddy Considine
“Once you introduce the issue to young people and suggest to them that they have the ability to vote with their forks, either by positively going for certain kinds of foods or rejecting other kinds of foods, they realize that this is a responsibility and an opportunity to shape the world a little bit by their own choices.” PeopleWorldKindLittlesYoungCertainChoicesOpportunityBitsRealizingAbilityResponsibilityIssuesShapesLittle BitVoteIntroducingPositivelyForksRejecting Author:Michael Pollan
“Power, for the writer....lies in his ability to reveal if only a little bit more about the complexity of humanity.” IfsLittlesLyingHumanityBitsAbilityLittle BitComplexity Author:Ralph Ellison
“Directing requires great discipline, that ability to be in and out at the same time. The great ones I've worked with are like generals. It's a bit like a small war on that level. The great ones have that combination of freedom and control. I'm nowhere near that. There's still so much to do as an actor. I have enough to explore with that.” StillsWarEnoughActorsBitsAbilityLevelsDisciplineCombinationGreat Ones Author:Robin Williams
“In every career, you are balancing or negotiating tricky waters. But, I think that's been something nice that comedy has been able to give me a little bit more. I have the ability to laugh at myself and hopefully not take all of this whole world too seriously.” ThinkingWorldGivingLittlesHas BeensWholeAbleBitsWaterAbilityCareersLaughingComedyNiceLittle BitGive MeWhole WorldHopefullyTrickyNegotiatingHopefully Not Author:Anna Faris
“At the end of the day, all you really have is your own sense of your artistic ability and I've always stuck with that my whole life. I guess there is always a bit of relief that I have and real joy of being able to engage other people who are talented, equally or better than you, and you can work with them.” PeopleRealEndsWholeAbleJoyBitsAbilityWhole LifeStuckArtisticReliefThe End Of The DayBetter Than YouReal JoyArtistic Ability Author:Sharlto Copley
“I don't want to paint myself as some villain - I was never a bad guy doing horrible things, but I got too caught up in wanting a very specific thing to happen to the band. Ultimately, I had to find the ability in myself to get over that and stop being so stringent and learn to laugh a little bit more.” WantLittlesHappensGuyBitsAbilityLaughingBandLittle BitPaintCaughtHorribleVillainGet OverCaught UpBad GuysHorrible Things Author:Andy Biersack